District administration in Nepal

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District administration makes up the third level of government division in Nepal. The provision for a District Assembly, which acts as the legislature at the district-level, is mentioned in Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal. [1] The 77 districts of Nepal each have their own district assemblies which in turn elect their own District Coordination Committees, which serves as the executive at the district-level. In addition to this each district also has a District Administration Office which oversees the general administration of each district.

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District Administration Office

The District Administration Office (Nepali : जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय) is a general administration of government in each district of Nepal. The government of Nepal appoints a Chief District Officer in each district to function as a Chief Administration Officer.

The Local Administration Act, 2028 (1971) was implemented to conduct local administration in accordance with the decentralized administration system to effectively operate peace and order. Section 5 of the Local Administration Act was constituted to be a district administration office in every district to conduct general administration of the district. [2] [3] The DAO in each district of Nepal works under Ministry of Home Affairs. [4] The main function of the DAO is to maintain peace, order and security in the district and provide assistance in development activities run by the federal government, provincial government, District Coordination Committee, urban municipality and rural municipality. [2]

Chief District Officer

The Chief District Officer (Nepali : प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकृत, abbreviation: C.D.O.) is an administrative rank under Ministry of Home Affairs in Nepal who is appointed by the government as the senior-most executive magistrate and chief in-charge of general administration of a district . The main administration guideline is the Local Administration Act, 1972.

The C.D.O. is responsible for proper inspection of all the departments in a district such as health, education, security and all other government offices. In case of threatened public security conditions like riots, the C.D.O. can mobilize security forces and take other actions like imposing curfew order, fixing restricted area, arresting anyone according to law, hearing some cases as a quasi-judicial body. Distributing the Certificate of Nepalese Citizenship, processing and recommendation for passports, maintaining peace and security, law and order, acting as a representative of government, enjoying the authorities provided by more than 90 prevailing acts make a Chief District Officer powerful.

The C.D.O. is the most powerful position in Nepalese administrative service. Likewise, Assistant Chief District Officers enjoys almost all the authorities as delegated by C.D.O. and other laws.

District Assembly

The District Assembly (Nepali : जिल्ला सभा) is composed of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of each rural municipality and mayors and deputy mayors of each municipality within a district. [5] [6] [7] [8] The District Assembly coordinates between all municipalities and rural municipalities within the district. It elects a nine-member District Coordination Committee including a chief and deputy chief and at least three women and one member from the Dalit or minority communities for a five-year term. Any member within the village or municipal assembly in local levels within the district are eligible to be elected to the District Coordination Committee and if elected their status as a local representative will lapse.

District Coordination Committee

The District Coordination Committee (Nepali : जिल्ला समन्वय समिति, abbreviation: DCC) was formed on March 14, 2017, to replace the existing district development committee. [9] [10] Each of the 77 districts in Nepal have their own district coordination committees in. [11]

The Head of a district development committee is elected by the district assembly. The government also appoints a Local Development Officer in each district development committee who heads the DCC in absence of an elected head or deputy head. [12]

The DCC acts as an executive to the district Assembly. The DCC coordinates with the Provincial Assembly to establish coordination between the Provincial Assembly and rural municipalities and municipalities and to settle disputes, if any, of political nature. It also maintains coordination between the provincial and Federal government and among the local bodies in the district. It also monitors development within the district. [1] [13]

List of district coordination committees with their heads

SN District NepaliChief District OfficerDistrict assembly chiefPolitical partyDCC WebsiteDAO Website
1 Taplejung ताप्लेजुंगहिरादेवी पौडेलTshiring Lama CPN (Unified Socialist)
2 Panchthar पाँचथरमेखबहादुर मंग्राती
3 Ilam इलामइन्द्रदेव यादव https://dccilam.gov.np/ https://daoilam.moha.gov.np/
4 Jhapa झापाशिवराम पोखरेल
5 Morang मोरङवीरेन्द्र कुमार यादव
6 Sunsari सुनसरीरामचन्द्र तिवारी
7 Dhankuta धनकुटापुण्यविक्रम पौडेल
8 Tehrathum तेर्हथुमकृष्ण पौडेल
9 Sankhuwasabha संखुवासभाशिव कुमार कार्कीSuman Shakya CPN (Unified Socialist)
10 Bhojpur भोजपुरहरि प्रसाद घिमिरे
11 Solukhumbu सोलुखुम्बुदेवी पाण्डे (खत्री)
12 Okhaldhunga ओखलढुङ्गाचेतराज बराल
13 Khotang खोटाङसन्त बहादुर सुनार
14 Udayapur उदयपुरजनार्दन गौतमGaur Bahadur Bishwakarma [14] CPN (Unified Socialist)
15 Saptari सप्तरीRudraprasad PanditShiv Narayan Shah [15] Nepali Congress
16 Siraha सिरहाBhagirath PandeyDinesh Kumar Mahato [16] PSP-N
17 Dhanusa धनुषाDilip Kumar ChapagaiRamnandan Mandal [17] Nepali Congress
18 Mahottari महोत्तरीशिवराम गेलालSuman Kumar Lal Karn [18] LSP-N
19 Sarlahi सर्लाहीGopal Kumar AdhikariKaushal Kishor Singh [19] Nepali Congress
20 Sindhuli सिन्धुली
21 Ramechhap रामेछापShobhakhar Regmi
22 Dolakha दोलखाLaxman Bikram Thapa
23 Sindhupalchok सिन्धुपाल्चोक
24 Kavrepalanchowk काभ्रेपलाञ्चोकShiv Prasad ShimkhadaDip Kumar Gautam [20] CPN (Unified Socialist)
25 Lalitpur ललितपुरMahadeb Pantha Nepali Congress
26 Bhaktapur भक्तपुररोशनी कुमारी श्रेष्ठ
27 Kathmandu काठमाडौंKedarnath Sharma
28 Nuwakot नुवाकोटBirendra Kumar Yadav
29 Rasuwa रसुवा
30 Dhading धादिङShyam Prasad Bhandari
31 Makwanpur मकवानपुरTirtharaj Chiluwal
32 Rautahat रौतहटBasu Dev GhimireRam Ayodhya Yadav [21] Nepali Congress
33 Bara बाराVijay Narayan ManandharNarendra Kumar Sah [22] CPN (UML)
34 Parsa पर्साVinod Prakash SinghNiranjan Sah Sonar PSP-N
35 Chitwan चितवनNarayan Prasad Bhatt Nepali Congress
36 Gorkha गोरखाShri Jitendra Basnet
37 Lamjung लमजुङYuvaraj Mainali
38 Tanahun तनहुँBharat Kumar Sharma
39 Syangja स्याङ्जाShri Mahesh Aacharya
40 Kaski कास्कीTaranath Adhikari
41 Manang मनाङHariprasad Panta
42 Mustang मुस्ताङRamchandra Tiwari
43 Myagdi म्याग्दीKrishnaprasad Adhikari
44 Parbat पर्वतRajesh Panthi
45 Baglung बागलुङ
46 Gulmi गुल्मीShri Gopal Prasad Aryal
47 Palpa पाल्पाBishnu Prasad Dhakal
48 Nawalpur नवलपुरUdaya Bahadur Rana Magar Archived 2019-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
49 Parasi परासी Archived 2019-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
50 Rupandehi रुपन्देहीHariprasad Mainali
51 Kapilvastu कपिलवस्तुMadan Bhujel
52 Arghakhanchi अर्घाखाँचीBijayRaj Paudel
53 Pyuthan प्युठानDr. Krishna Bahadur Ghimire
54 Rolpa रोल्पाGanj Bahadur MC
55 Eastern Rukum पूर्वी रुकुमBhupendra Sapkota
56 Western Rukum पश्चिमी रुकुमBanshi Kumar Aacharya
57 Salyan सल्यानParamananda Ghimire
58 Dang दाङShri Gajendra Bahadur Shrestha
59 Banke बाँकेRamesh Kumar KC
60 Bardiya बर्दियाShri PremLal Lamichhane
61 Surkhet सुर्खेतSitaram Karki
62 Dailekh दैलेखNabaraj Jaisi
63 Jajarkot जाजरकोटPushparaj Shahi
64 Dolpa डोल्पाBhupendra Thapa
65 Jumla जुम्लाBishnu Paudel
66 Kalikot कालिकोटChandranath Gautam
67 Mugu मुगुShri Umakanta Adhikari
68 Humla हुम्लाShiv Raj Sharma [23] CPN (Unified Socialist)
69 Bajura बाजुराLuk Bahadur Chetri
70 Bajhang बझाङPrem Singh Kunwar
71 Achham अछामKishor Kumar Chaudhari
72 Doti डोटीSurya Bahadur Khatri
73 Kailali कैलालीGobind Prasad Rijal Nepali Congress
74 Kanchanpur कञ्चनपुरRam Prasad Pandey
75 Dadeldhura डडेल्धुराJanakraj Bhatt
76 Baitadi बैतडीSiddha Raj Joshi
77 Darchula दार्चुलाJanardan Gautam

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