The local government administration at district level is headed by an Assistant Director (AD). Under the AD comes a Development Officer (DO) for each sub-division as well as a civil engineer and a number of clerical staff. In case of the existence of local bodies institutions, the local government administration functions in mutual co-operation with the offices of their chairpersons. District Council funds are channelled through the AD Office.

The Union Council is the lowest tier of the local government system. It is designed to serve an area with an average population of 10,000 to 15,000 people. In Bolan there are a total of 21 Union Councils under the District Council. All Council members are elected, except representatives from the farmers (1), the labourers (1), the women (2) and sometimes from the minority groups (1). Union Councils are popular rural based elected institutions, catering to the needs of people at the local level. The membership of union councils in Bolan district varies from 6 to 14 members (see Annex 1).

Bolan has three town committees: Dhadar, Bhag and Mach, with 11, 12 and 7 members respectively. Town Committees are the lowest tier of urban councils and each committee represents around 7,000 to 12,000 people. The number of Committee members varies along with the number of wards in the town, e.g. a town with 10 wards has 10 members. The same rule applies to Municipal and Union Councils. The Town Committees of Bhag and Dhadar both have two female councillors.

There is currently no Municipal Committee functioning within the district.

The total number of District Council members is 26, all elected through adult franchise. The number of members shrank after the bifurcation of Kachhi into two districts. The strength of a District Council, Municipal, Town and Union Council depends on the number of wards. The District Council includes two lady councillors and one minority member. They are not elected in general elections, but by the sitting members of the council.

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