The government has nominated chairmen in seven and vice chairmen in 10 more district development committees (DDCs) on Friday, an announcement said.
The new appointments were made in Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Dhading, Morang, Rukum, Surkhet and Mugu, the announcement said.
Seven individuals who were nominated as the chairmen in the respective districts include Surendra Pratap Shah, Bhola Thapa, Mohan Kumar Shrestha, Dilli Ram Guragain, Lokendra Bahadur Shah, Om Bahadur G.C. and Chhiring Kyapne Lama.
Likewise, individuals who were nominated as the DDC vice chairmen include Surendra Bahadur K.C. in Bhaktapur, Sonam Lama Tamang in Dhading, Top Bahadur Hitan in Mugu, Prem Singh Dahal in Darchula and Jhamlar Bahadur Rawal in Achham.
Similarly, Navaraj Bhatta in Dadeldhura, Jiban Bista in Lamjung, Sitaram Rai in Khotang, Devi Dutta Neupane in Jumla and Chandra Bahadur Rawat in Jajarkot were also appointed as the vice chairmen of the respective DDCs.