The Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Dr. Najma Heptulla will visit Chennai on Saturday, the 22nd November, 2014. She will inaugurate the Regional Office of National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) in Chennai. The Southern Regional office of NMDFC will cover the Southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Puducherry besides Tamil Nadu. The Regional Office of NMDFC will be reaching out to the Self help Groups (SHGs) in these states effectively and will also co-ordinate in implementation of skill development training programs of NMDFC & Ministry of Minority Affairs in the region. This initiative will bring the schemes of NMDFC and MOMA closer to the beneficiaries.