Schemes to be included under the Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund/ Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund.

The Special Development Funds of the departments shall include only such schemes that secure direct and quantifiable benefits to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe households or Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe habitations or Tribal areas that have the potential to bridge the gaps in development following the norms laid down in this Act and the rules made thereunder.