diff --git a/src/controllers/departmentController.js b/src/controllers/departmentController.js
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+++ b/src/controllers/departmentController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+const boom = require("boom");
+const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'); 
+const customJwtAuth = require("../customAuthJwt");
+const fastify = require("fastify")({
+  logger: true,
+  genReqId(req) {
+    return uuidv4();
+  },
+});
+const { Counter} = require('../models/User')
+
+const {Department} = require('../models/Department')
+
+const generateDepartmentId = async () => {
+    const result = await Counter.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { _id: 'department_id' },
+      { $inc: { seq: 1 } },
+      { upsert: true, new: true }
+    );
+    return result.seq;
+  };
+
+exports.addDepartment = async (request, reply) => {
+    try {
+      const d_id = await generateDepartmentId();
+      const departmentId = `AWDP${d_id}`;
+  
+      const {
+        phone,
+        city,
+        state,
+        password,
+        country, 
+        zone,
+        address1,
+        address2,
+        pincode,
+        departmentName,
+        createdBy,
+        updatedBy,
+      } = request.body;
+  
+  
+      const existingStore = await Department.findOne({ phone });
+      if (existingStore) {
+        return reply.status(400).send({ message: 'Phone is already registered' });
+      }
+  
+      const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
+  
+      const department = new Department({
+        departmentId: departmentId,
+        city,
+        phone,
+        address1,
+        address2,
+        services: { password: { bcrypt: hashedPassword } },
+        state,
+        zone,
+        country,
+        pincode,
+        departmentName,
+        createdBy,
+        updatedBy,
+      });
+  
+      await department.save();
+  
+      reply.send({department, message: 'Account Created Successfully' });
+    } catch (err) {
+      reply.status(500).send({ message: err.message });
+    }
+  };
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diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 38ab3ab9..19dfed5c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ fastify.register(require("./routes/supplierOrdersRoutes"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/friendRequestRoute"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/adminRoute"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/storeRoute"));
+fastify.register(require("./routes/departmentRoute.js"));
+
 
 // Testing route allows for retrieving a user by phone so one can see what is the phone verification code sent for a given user's phone
 // Also allows deletion of a user with a given phone number
diff --git a/src/models/Department.js b/src/models/Department.js
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+++ b/src/models/Department.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+const ObjectId = Schema.Types.ObjectId;
+
+
+
+const departmentSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
+    {
+      departmentId:{type:String},
+      departmentName: { type: String },
+      phone: { type: String, unique: true, trim: true },
+      address1: String,
+      address2: String,
+      pincode: { type: String },
+      zone: { type: String },
+      city: { type: String },
+      state: String,
+      country: String,   
+      services: { password: { bcrypt: String } }, 
+      createdAt: {
+        type: Date,
+        default: function () {
+          return Date.now();
+        },
+      },
+      createdBy: ObjectId,
+      updatedAt: {
+        type: Date,
+        default: function () {
+          return Date.now();
+        },
+      },
+      updatedBy: ObjectId, 
+    },
+    { versionKey: false }
+  );
+   
+
+  const Department = mongoose.model('Department', departmentSchema);
+
+
+  module.exports = { Department};
diff --git a/src/routes/departmentRoute.js b/src/routes/departmentRoute.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3f8953
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+++ b/src/routes/departmentRoute.js
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+const departmentController = require('../controllers/departmentController')
+
+module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
+
+
+    fastify.route({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "/api/departmentSignup",
+      schema: {
+        tags: ["Department"],
+        description: "This is for creating a new Department Account",
+        summary: "This is for creating a new Department Account",
+        body: {
+          type: "object",
+          //required: ["phone", "username", "password", "role"],  // Add role to required fields
+          properties: {
+            phone: { type: "string" },
+            password: { type: "string" },
+            city: { type: "string" },
+            state: { type: "string" },
+            country: { type: "string" },
+            address1: { type: "string" },
+            address2: { type: "string" },
+            zone: { type: "string" },
+            pincode: { type: "string" },
+            departmentName: { type: "string" },
+
+          },
+        },
+        security: [
+          {
+            basicAuth: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      handler: departmentController.addDepartment,
+    });
+    
+    
+   
+
+
+    
+    next();
+    };
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