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State Councils.- As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall, by notification, constitute State Councils viz. State Scheduled Castes Development Council for Scheduled Castes Development Fund (SCDF) and State Scheduled Tribes Development Council for Scheduled Tribes Development Fund (STDF) each under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, to exercise the powers conferred and to perform the functions assigned to them under the Act and the rules made thereunder. The State Councils shall include such number of members representing the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the State Legislature, as may be prescribed.