After independence, it came to be known as the state of Madhya Bharat (Madhya Pradesh). It has 8 tehsils and 7 development blocks. The local government bodies of Hoshangabad are engaged in making it a better place for the citizens to live by resolving all their grievances. Administrative department of the city functions quite efficiently, pushing it towards the progressive development and urbanization.
Municipal Council (Nagar PalikaParisad) Hoshangabad

The fundamental goal of the Hoshangabad Municipal council is to provide services, facilities and run schemes to make it a better, planned and developed city.
Various basic civic services are offered to the citizens by the Hoshangabad Nagar Parisad. For better implementation and execution of the welfare schemes and plans, the council has been divided into a number of departments; each of which takes care of a specific area in the city.
Municipal Council Hoshangabad
Address:
Near Railway Station Hoshangabad (MP)
Pin -461001.
Phone: 07574-252434
Chief Municipal Officer: Mr. GyanendraYadav
Police Department in Hoshangabad
The police department works quite efficiently in the city of Hoshangabad to maintain law and order in a strict way as per the rules. Apart from general law and order, the police take care of the safety of the tourists visiting the city.There are about 14 police stations in the city. These include:
- Babai Police Station
- Bankhedi Police Station
- City Itarsi Police Station
- Dolaria Police Station
- Hoshangabad Police Station
- Kesla Police Station
- Pachmari Police Station
- Pathrota Police Station
- Pipariya Police Station
- Rampur garha Police Station
- Seonimalwa Police Station
- Shivpur Police Station
- Shohagpur Police Station
- Tawa Nagar Police Station
Hoshangabad city is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. The whole district comes under it.
Judiciary In Hoshangabad City
The judicial matters in the district are reported at the High Court in the state of Madhya Pradesh.Phone No. of District Judge: 07574-253655