Jalna was formerly a part of Nizam State and after the Marathwada Mukti Sangram,  became  part of India, as a tahsil of Aurangabad district. Jalna district erstwhile a part of Aurangabad district was formed on 1st May 1982 by carving out Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad, Ambad tahsils of Aurangabad district and Partur tahsil of Parbhani district.
      

     Jalna district is welknown for it's hybrid seed processing industries, steel rerolling mills, bidi industry & agro based industries like dal mill. The district is also known for Jamb-Samarth,  of Ghansavangi taluka, is birth place of Sant. Ramdas Swami who was Guru of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

  Attraction of Jalna:-

 1.Ganpati Netralaya:-   

       Shri Ganapati Netralaya is a non profit multi - speciality eye Institute run by the Mahyco Research Foundation Trust. The center was functional from 31st Dec'92 with the objective of providing comprehensive quality eye care to the rural population in India at an affordable cost.

      The hospital has seen phenomenal growth over past 6 years. To begin with, the hospital started in a small building in Jalna, and recently has occupied a technologically well equipped clinical center designed along the lines of finest eye hospitals in the world. The new eye center occupies over 175000 sq. feet floor space, and with it's 9 operation theatres, most modern eye care equipment, the hospital services over 250 patients every day. The center has a team of 13 dedicated doctors representing all ophthalmic sub-specialities.

 2.Satelite Earth Station:-

 3.Rajur Ganpati:-