The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the fifth International Ambedkar Conclave in New Delhi.
The Conclave is being organized by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians and Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce.
The President said that in our Constitution many provisions have been made to protect the interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Article 46 of the Constitution directs that the State shall develop the educational and economic interests of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes with special care.