A district is an administrative division of a state. Each district in India has an officer-in-charge who represents the state governments in that area in the capacity of Collector/District Magistrate. The office of the collector, is the chief representative of government in a District. District Collectors are entrusted with a wide range of duties in the jurisdiction of the district. The Collectorate is divided into sections as per the administrative reforms taken up by the Government of Madhya Pradesh :
| Sections | Works |
|---|---|
| Deputy District Election Officer (General/Election Commission of India) | All Important works related to Lok Sabha and Vidhansabha elections, SSR publications, listing of polling station, SVEEP plan, DEMP plan etc. |
| Deputy District Election Officer(Local Elections) | All Important works related to Nagarpalika and panchayat elections, SSR publications, listing of polling station etc. |
| Sthapna Section | All Work related to pay fixation and settlement and signing of pension cases and service verification etc. |
| Najarat Section | All Stock recording of unusable and stolen materials etc. |
| Reader 2(Arms) Section | From the approval of the District Magistrate, new arms license and transfer license and increase of customs duty etc. |
| Finance Section | Financial work and withdrawal disbursement rights related to all officer classI, classII, class III and class IV employees of the district office etc. |
| TL/Jansunwai/Shikayat/Satarkta Section | Public Grievance Redressal Cell, CM Helpline, CM Monitoring, CS Monitoring, PMOPG all type of complaints answers feeding and reply on the letters of all the commissions etc. |
| Land Record Section | Land records consist of various types of information (property maps, sale deeds) and are maintained across different departments at the district or village level. |
| Land Management Section | The Lands Management Officer is responsible for administering and regulating provincial legislation, programs, policies and procedures pertaining to land and resource management, land development and land use planning. |
| Varisth Lipik Shakha/Janpratinidhi Cell | Action on the letters of Minister in charge / MP / MLA and public representatives. |
| SW Section | Action on the letters of Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha / Legislative Assembly questions and sending answers within the time limit. |
| District Land Acquisition Officer | Land Acquisition Department has been performed specially acquisition of Land for different projects which is under State Govt. /Central Govt./ Indian Railway/Non-Govt. etc. Apart from above valuation of land of probate cases, fixation of fare rent for hired building of Govt. organization. |
As District Magistrate
- Maintenance of law and order.
- Supervision of the police and jails.
- Supervision of subordinate Executive Magistracy.
- Hearing cases under the preventive section of the Criminal Procedure Code.
- Supervision of jails and certification of execution of capital sentences.
- Arbitrator of land acquisition.
- Disaster management during natural calamities such as floods, famines or epidemics.
- Crisis management during riots or external aggression.
As Collector
- Land assessment.
- Land acquisition.
- Collection of excise duties, irrigation dues etc.
- Distribution of agricultural loans.
- Chairman of the District Bankers Coordination Committee.
- Head of the District Industries Centre.