General Divisional tier (between districts and provincial government) abolished
office of the Deputy Commissioner (a colonial legacy of deconcentrated
administration) abolished and replaced by senior district co-ordination officer (Dco) reporting to nazim (mayor); interaction of DCo with provincial government through mayor
Magistracy abolished; in Pakistan's context this was important, as provincial governments extended their reach through district officers who also had judicial powers that could be exploited through the district bureaucracy
Mayor made chief executive of the respective local government, with wide-ranging administrative and financial powers
Elaborate mechanism for internal and external recall of elected representatives prescribed under law; similarly, officials enabled to seek recourse against motivated or illegal orders of nazims (mayors)