16. Functions, duties and powers of District Senior Citizen Welfare Committee: The functions, duties and powers of the District Senior Citizen Welfare Committee shall be as follows:
(a) To collect inventories and maintain records of the senior citizens within the district and update such inventories and records,
(b) To prepare plans and programmes for the protection and social security of the senior citizens within the district and submit the same to the Central Senior Citizen Welfare Committee for approval,
(c) To implement and monitor district level programmes in consonance with the policies, plans and programmes relating to the protection and social security of the senior citizens approved by the Government of Nepal,
(d) To monitor the activities carried out by the care centres, day service centres, senior citizen clubs established and in the district and associations and organizations doing activities relating to the protection and social security of the senior citizens as well as other organizations and associations, (e) To mobilize local community organization to carry out activities pertaining to the protection and social security of senior citizens,
(f) To make provisions for the distribution of allowances or facilities to be received by senior citizens pursuant to Section 24,
(g) To perform such other functions as prescribed