 On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.On January 29, 1935, Western Oblast was abolished, and the district was transferred to Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 of the same year, Loknyansky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union.On May 11, 1937, the district was transferred to Opochka Okrug.