The Deputy Commissioner shall be 

coordinating head of the Secretariat to facilitate in day to day working of the district

government and to:

(a) Ensure expeditious disposal of the business for convenience of the people;

(b) issue standing orders specifying the cases or class of cases which may be disposed of by

an officer subordinate to him within time period prescribed by the government or

district government;

(c) Co-ordinate and supervise activities of district offices for evidence and need based

robust planning, equitable and systematic development, effective and efficient

functioning;

(d) Ensure that the business of all the group of offices in the district government is carried

out in accordance with law & rules and the human and material resources placed at his

disposal are optimally utilized to improve governance;

(e) Exercise general supervision and control over programs, projects, services, and

activities of the district administration;

(f) Coordinate flow of information required by the Council;

(g) Perform as Principal Accounting Officer of the district government and be responsible

to the Accounts Committee of the Council and Public Accounts Committee of the

Provincial Assembly;

(h) Call for information and reports from local governments in the district as required by

the Government or district government;

(i) assist the Nazim in performance of his functions and formulation of policy of the

district government;

(j) prepare periodical reports including reports on implementation of development plans,

segregated by gender, for submission to the government and presentation in the

Council;

(k) Implement approved policies of the district government;

(l) be responsible to the Finance Department of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

in all financial management and financial discipline at district level.