KATHMANDU, March 25 -- For all 77 districts of the country, there exists a provision for appointing an employee of the under-secretary level as the District Coordination Committee (DCC) Officer. However, in over 80 percent of these districts, under-secretaries are reluctant to take up the position of DCC Officer. Consequently, lower-level employees have assumed the responsibilities of DCC Officer in the majority of districts. Moreover, many districts have not fulfilled their staffing quotas, with some employing less than half of the required workforce.

Several under-secretaries, unwilling to go outside of Kathmandu, have settled in three districts within the valley due to the unavailability of appealing office placements.

Likewise, unde...