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Empowered Committees and Nodal Department.- (1) The State Government shall constitute Empowered Committees each for the development of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 31 राजस् थान राज-पत्र, अप्रेल 7, 2022 भाग 4 (क) (2) Each Empowered Committee shall be headed by the Chief Secretary. (3) The constitution of Empowered Committees shall be such as may be prescribed. (4) (a) The Convener of the Empowered Committee for development of Scheduled Castes shall be the Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. (b) The Convener of the Empowered Committee for development of Scheduled Tribes shall be the Secretary, Department of Tribal Area Development. Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Government incharge of Department and includes an Additional Chief Secretary and a Principal Secretary, when he is incharge of a Department. (5) The respective Nodal Department shall assist the respective Empowered Committee to perform its functions and exercise its powers.