Madhya Pradesh state is made up of 46 districts, which are grouped into seven divisions.

Presently all districts share the same names as their capitals; West Nimar has been renamed Khargone , and East Nimar has been renamed Khandwa.

In 1998 and 1999, seven new districts were created: Barwani district was split from West Nimar, Dindori district was split from Mandla , Harda district was split from Hoshangabad, Katni district was split from Jabalpur, Neemuch district was split from Mandsaur, Sheopur district was split from Morena, and Umaria district was split from Shahdol . Another nine districts were created in the eastern portion of the state, which became the new state of Chhattisgarh on November 1, 2000.

On August 15, 2003, three new districts were created; Anuppur district was split from Shahdol , Ashoknagar district was split from Guna, and Burhanpur district was split from Khandwa (East Nimar).

Bhopal Division

• Betul District
• Bhopal District
• Harda District
• Hoshangabad District
• Raisen District
• Rajgarh District
• Sehore District
• Vidisha District

Gwalior Division

• Ashoknagar District
• Bhind District
• Datia District
• Guna District
• Gwalior District
• Morena District
• Sheopur District
• Shivpuri District

Indore Division

• Barwani District
• Burhanpur District
• Dhar District
• Indore District
• Jhabua District
• Khandwa (East Nimar) District
• Khargone (West Nimar) District

Jabalpur Division

• Balaghat District
• Chhindwara District
• Dindori District
• Jabalpur District
• Katni District
• Mandla District
• Narsinghpur District
• Seoni District

Rewa Division

• Annupur District
• Rewa District
• Satna District
• Shahdol District
• Sidhi District
• Umaria District

Sagar Division

• Chhatarpur District
• Damoh District
• Panna District
• Sagar District
• Tikamgarh District

Ujjain Division

• Dewas District
• Mandsaur District
• Neemuch District
• Ratlam District
• Shajapur District
• Ujjain District