provide vision for the district-wide development, leadership and direction for efficient functioning of the District Government;

develop with the assistance of the District Administration strategies and timeframe for accomplishment of the relevant goals approved by the District Council;

perform functions relating to law and order in the district;

ensure implementation of the functions decentralised to the District Government;

oversee formulation and execution of the annual development plan, delivery of services and functioning of the District Government;

present proposal to the District Council for approval of budget for District Government, District Council and intra-district fiscal transfers;

maintain administrative and financial discipline in the District Government;

present tax proposals to the District Council;

present report on the performance of the District Government in person to the District Council at least twice a year;

preside over the meetings of the District Mushawarat Committee;

take charge, organise and prepare for relief activities in disasters or natural calamities;

authorise officers of the District Government to sign documents on its behalf;

initiate inspections of Tehsil Municipal Administration, Town Municipal Administration and Union Administration in the district pursuant to section 135;

establish and supervise the working of the Internal Audit Office;

issue executive orders to the District Coordination Officer and Executive District Officers for discharge of the functions decentralised to the District Government; [and to the District Police Officer for law and order];

represent District Government on public and ceremonial occasions; and

perform any other function as may be assigned to him by the Government.

ensure that the business of the group of offices under his administrative control is carried out in accordance with law and the rules and the human and material resources placed at his disposal are optimally utilised to improve governance;

co-ordinate and supervise the activities of the offices and ensure efficient service delivery by the functionaries under his administrative control;

supply information to the Monitoring Committees of the District Council and Union Councils;

take appropriate corrective actions based on the information received from Monitoring Committees;

enforce relevant Federal, Provincial laws and rules, including tax laws;

prepare development plans and propose budgetary allocations for their execution;

implement approved plans and policies;

authorise disbursement of performance bonuses to the employees;

prepare proposals for expenditures necessary for the proper conduct of programs, projects, services, and other activities;

propose relevant bye laws on service delivery to the District Coordination Officer; and

act as Departmental Accounting Officer for his respective group of offices and be responsible to the District Accounts Committee of the District Council.

approve bye-laws proposed by the District Government under this Ordinance;

approve taxes proposed by the District Government on the subjects specified in Part-I of the Second Schedule 2[or in case of a City District, on subjects specified in part-II or the Second Schedule];

approve long term and short term development plans, annual and supplementary budgetary proposals of the District Government and, where required, intra-district fiscal transfers;

approve annual budget of the District Council;

elect committees of the District Council for monitoring the performance of the District Government;

ensure the Monitoring Committees of the District Council perform their functions in a non-intrusive manner without interfering in the day to day working of the relevant offices of the District Government and do not assume a command and control role;

review the Monitoring Committees’ quarterly reports on the performance of the District Government;

elect a Code of Conduct Committee which shall be responsible for enforcing the code of conduct and regulating the conduct of the members of the District Council;

elect an Insaf Committee which shall facilitate access of the people to the Member Inspection Team of the High Court for redressing their grievances;

elect a Sports and Culture Committee which shall promote sports and cultural events in the district and youth participation in healthy pursuits;

elect the members of the District Council for representation in the District Public Safety Commission;

elect a District Accounts Committee;

constitute Farm Produce Market Committee under the relevant law;

approve the proposals of the District Government for changes in the number of posts of officials and employees of the decentralized offices of District Administration and Tehsil Municipal Administration and Town Municipal Administration as part of the budget statement;

approve posts for the office staff of District Nazim and staff of District Council subject to the restriction imposed under sub-section [(8)] of section 109:

Provided that no post of advisor, special assistant, press or political secretary to the District Nazim shall be sanctioned or approved:

make recommendations to the District Government for enhancement of the care of disabled persons, paupers, aged, sick, persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents, drug addicts, victims of child abuse, needy and disadvantaged persons;

authorise District Nazim, Naib District Nazim, Tehsil Nazim, Naib Tehsil Nazim, Town Nazim, Naib Town Nazim, Union Nazim, Naib Union Nazim and members of the Councils to receive honorarium, travelling and daily allowances from respective local funds:

Provided that the honorarium and rates of travelling and daily allowances shall be fixed with the approval of the Government and any change thereof authorised by the District Council shall be applicable to the succeeding Nazims, Naib Nazims and members of the Councils:

Provided further that the Government shall accord approval within sixty days of receipt of proposals from a District Council failing which it shall be deemed to have been approved.

review the audit reports of the District Accounts Committee;

review measures for flood relief, and storm water drainage; and

require the District Government to undertake measures for good governance and improvement in the delivery of services.