District administration in Nepal
Chief District Officer
### Chief District Officer

The Chief District Officer (, abbreviation: **C.D.O.**) is an administrative rank under Ministry of Home Affairs in Nepal who is appointed by the [government](/wiki/Politics_of_Nepal "Politics of Nepal") as the senior\-most executive magistrate and chief in\-charge of general administration of a district . The main guideline to C.D.O. for his/her administration is the Local Administration Act, 1972\. The C.D.O. is responsible for proper inspection of all the departments in a [district](/wiki/Districts_of_Nepal "Districts of Nepal") such as [health](/wiki/Health_in_Nepal "Health in Nepal"), [education](/wiki/Education_in_Nepal "Education in Nepal"), security and all other government offices. In case of threatened public security conditions like riots, she/he can mobilize security forces and take other actions like imposing [curfew](/wiki/Curfew "Curfew") order, fixing restricted area, arresting anyone according to law, hearing some cases as a quasi\-judicial body. Distributing the Certificate of Nepalese [Citizenship](/wiki/Citizenship "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.


What laws govern the C.D.O.'s actions?