9. (1) There shall be three Funds of the Board, namely, the Rural Development Fund, the Special Projects Fund and the Board Operating Fund. (2) The Rural Development Fund shall be utilised for channelling to the village based primary cooperative societies and TCCAs for their promotional, motivational and developmental activities. (3) The Special Projects Fund shall be utilised for undertaking specific and well defined tasks assigned to the Board by the Government or for execution of special projects for which special agreement have been signed between the Government and the Board. (4) The Board Operating Fund shall be utilised for the pay and allowances of the Director-General, Directors, officers and staff and for all other operational and incidental expenses of the Board.