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(1) Nodal Agencies headed by Ministers of Scheduled Castes Development and Tribal Welfare, shall be constituted in the manner prescribed, for Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund/Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund respectively and they shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the functions assigned under this Act. (2) The Scheduled Castes Development Department and Tribal Welfare Department shall act as Nodal Departments for assisting the respective Nodal Agency to perform its functions and exercise its powers.