(1)There shall be a District Assembly, as provided in the law, for coordination and essential management among the Village Municipalities and Municipalities within the District.
(2)Head of every Village executive and Mayor of every Municipal executive within the district shall be members in the District Assembly. The first meeting of the District Assembly shall be held within thirty days of the announcement of the final results of the Village Assembly and Municipal Assembly elections.
(3)The District Assembly shall, pursuant to Provincial laws, elect a District Coordination Committee with a maximum of nine members including a Head, a Deputy Head, at least three women and at least one person from the Dalit or minority community. The District Coordination Committee shall execute all tasks to be carried out on behalf of the District Assembly.
(4)The members of the Village Assembly or Municipal Assembly within the district concerned shall be eligible to be a candidate for the post of Head, Deputy Head or member of the District Coordination Committee.
(5)The term of office of the Head, the Deputy Head and member of the District Coordination Committee shall be of five years.
(6)The post of the Head or Deputy Head or member of the District Coordination Committee shall fall vacant under following conditions:-
- (a)
if the Head tenders her/his resignation before the Deputy Head and the Deputy Head or member tenders her/his resignation before the Head,
- (b)
if her/his term comes to an end, or
- (c)
if she/he dies.
(7)The function, duties and powers of the District Assembly shall be as follows:
- (a)
to coordinate among the Village Municipalities and Municipalities and Province within the District,
- (b)
to carry out monitoring so as maintain balance in development and construction works,
- (c)
to maintain coordination among the Federal and Provincial government offices and Village Council and Municipality within the district,
- (d)
to perform other tasks as provided for in the Provincial law.
(8)The fiscal responsibility related to the operation of District Assembly and benefits received by members of District Coordination Committee shall be upon the Provincial Government.