Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday inaugurated the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of Committees on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Bhubaneswar.
For the very first time given that its creation, the conference is being held outside New Delhi. Around 120 delegates from states, Union Territories, and Parliament have actually signed up to participate in the considerations.
The two-day fulfill will concentrate on enhancing constitutional safeguards, improving socio-economic advancement, and sharing finest practices for the empowerment of SC and ST neighborhoods. The main style of the occasion is “Role of Parliamentary and Legislative Committees on Welfare, Development and Empowerment of SCs and STs.”
Apart from Speaker Birla, the conference is being gone to by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Jual Oram, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, and Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs chairperson Faggan Singh Kulaste.
The very first such conference was kept in 1976 in New Delhi. This year’s occasion will conclude on August 30 with Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati providing the valedictory address.