Port Blair, June 13: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes arrived at Port Blair today on a four-day visit to the islands.

The programme of the committee includes meeting with SC/ST Employees Welfare Association of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, (SCI), discussion with the management of SCI regarding representation of SCs & STs services, meeting with the Chief Secretary and other officials of A&N Administration of UT of A&N Islands regarding socio-economic conditions of SCs & STs in the UT, meeting with SC & ST Employees Welfare Association of India, India Overseas Bank (IOB), discussion with the management of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) regarding representation of SCs & STs on services and credit facilities provided by the bank to them, meeting with SC/ST Employees Welfare Association of Syndicate Bank and discussion with the management of Syndicate Bank regarding representation of SCs & STs in service and credit facilities provided by the bank to them.

The committee on completion of visit will leave for mainland on 17.06.2013.