The Sindh government has started the process to amend the Sindh Local Government Act-SLGA 2013. The amendments in the SLGA 2013 are focused on transferring some of the powers that the provincial government has to the metropolitan corporation. The draft has not been finalised yet. The amendment will change the structure of the local government. As per the draft, the District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) will be converted into Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs). Currently, there are seven DMCs in Karachi. Each of them has operational autonomy. It means they make their own budget and generate revenue. DMC has control of the education department and local taxes (advertisement) depar...