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Inserted vide H.P. Act No. 8 of 1984. 12 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT, 1979 processing, supply and storage of agricultural produce, small scale industries, village industries, cottage industries, and such other trade, business or activity which will enable 1[the members of the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes] to earn a better living and help them to improve their standard of living as may be approved in this behalf by the Government; (ii) to undertake programmes for setting up employment oriented industries, cottage and small scale industries etc. by providing technical know-how, managerial assistance, financial assistance and any other form of assistance which may be required in achieving the above objectives; (iii) to provide financial assistance to the members of 2[the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes or the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes organizations] by advancing to them loans and/or loan toward margin money for any of the purposes specified above either directly or through such agency, organization or institution as may be approved by the Board; (iv) to guarantee loans taken by the members of 3[the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes or the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes organizations] from any financial/ banking institutions; (v) to act as the agent of the Government of Himachal Pradesh or Central Government for procurement, supply and distribution of agricultural or other produce or other goods as and when required to do so; (vi) to provide facilities for survey, research or study the problems relating to cottage and village industries, small scale business to assess potentiality of village, cottage and small scale industries and scope of their development with a view to promoting such industries and business for the purpose of providing employment for the members of the scheduled castes 4[and the scheduled tribes]; (vii) to arrange for publicity and marketing of the finished products manufactured by the 5[the scheduled castes and the