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Chief or Member of the District Coordination Committee. If elected to the office
of Chief, Deputy Chief or Member of the District Coordination Committee, his
or her office of Member of Rural Municipal Assembly or of Municipal Assembly
expires.
The term of office of the Chief, Deputy Chief and member of the District
Coordination Committee is 5 years after the date of being elected.
The functions, duties and powers of the District Assembly are as follows:
a. to make coordination between the Rural Municipalities and Municipalities
within the district,
b. to monitor development and construction works to make balance of such
works,
c. to make coordination between the Federal and the Provincial Government
offices and Rural Municipalities and Municipalities in the district,
d. to perform other functions as provided for in the Provincial law.
KEY TERMS
Authorize : to give somebody or something power or permission to do something
Co-ordination : combining of diverse parts to make a unit
Monitor : check something regularly
Activities
a. Suppose your class is a District Assembly, now form a District Co-ordination
Committee.
b. What problems may arise in the absence of elected people’s representatives
in the local level? Make a note and present in the class.
Exercise
Answer the following questions:
a. What is Loktantra? Write down two characteristics of it.
b. Why is a local government needed? Write two reasons.
c. Write the process of the formation of District Co-ordination Committee.
d. What are the function, duties and powers of the District Assembly?
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