In 1864, Municipality System was started in Jabalpur. In this regard old records are not traceable, but for Gazetteer & other old historical record same light in thrown about the system. In the year 1817 Europeans came here as a winner and within few hands they defeated the Maratha Army and captured the Jabalpur City. Cantonment area became the permanent resident of their Army. Thus with the aim to provide the civilian infrastructural facilities of Cantonment Area the Cantonment Board was established in the year 1826.

At present 5162 employees are working in the Nagar Nigam, on which approximately 7.00 crore is spent annually. In the year 1988 annual income of Nagar Nigam was around 16.00 crore & expenditure was Rs.15.00 crore.

Only in Sanitation Cell around 2000 workers are engaged. 210 Gallon drinking water is supplied by Nagar Nigam every day which comes from Khandhai and Pariyat Reservoir and also from Narmada & Gaur River. Supply of water from Khandai Reservoir is almost negligible. Some drinking water supply is maintained from Tube-well & hand pump from different areas. Up to 01-10-1963, 125 Primary Schools, 13 Higher Secondary Schools & 5 Degree Colleges were running in the Education Cell  of Nagar Nigam. In addition to this one Bal Mandir & one Sanskrit Degree College was running, presently they are under the jurisdiction of Cantonment.

In the beginning the population of this city was around 60-70 thousands which has now increased tremendously and gone around 11.00 lacs.