The National SC-ST Conclave was held on 15th December 2018 at, Hubballi, Karnataka. The event was attended by over 352 SC-ST participants including women participants. The event also had stalls from various banking institutions i.e. Bank of Baroda, SBI, Ujjivan Small Finance and CPSEs such as HLL Life Care Limited. The CPSEs had brought samples of their products and showcased these to the participants. During the event, several entrepreneurs also showcased their products. Further to this, there was designated stall of MSME-DI, KVIC, and NSSH Bangalore.Sh. P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M),NSIC, New Delhi was the Chief Guest of conclave. The other dignitaries graced the occasion were Shri Nilogal L.B, Executive Director, KFSC, Bangalore, Shri Ravi Prakash, CGM (Commercial), Goa Shipyard, Goa, Shri Sunil Kharad, GM(Vendor Development Cell), BEML, Bangalore, Shri K. Hariprasad, Asst. General manager (Materials), HMT Machine Tool Ltd, Bangalore, Shri P.N Lokesh, DGM(MM), ITI Ltd, Bangalore, officials from State Industry associations, Senior officers from CPSEs and Banking sector were also present during the event. The welcome address was given by Shri P Ravi Kumar, CGM, NSIC – Bangalore. He gave a brief introduction on the National SC ST Hub and thanked all the dignitaries and participants for providing their support for the conclave. Shri P Udayakumer, DPM, NSIC thanked everyone on the dais as well as the participants. He told that the MSME sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and SC-ST MSEs are an integral part of this. He shared that earlier in the morning, he interacted with local SC-ST MSEs of Hubballi and found potential to supply the CPSEs. He talked about the various Scheme under the National SC-ST Hub and Ministry of MSME. He pointed out that the State Government of Karnataka is providing several subsidy schemes to MSEs. He requested to potential SC-ST MSEs to participate in SVDPs to be organized by the NSIC and NSSHO. He talked about initiatives have been taken by the Ministry for capacity building of SC-ST MSEs. In last, he requested that at least 100 SC- ST entrepreneurs from Hubballi should register from NSIC after completion of conclave.