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{{Short description|Local governing body of Deoghar}}
{{Further|Deoghar |Deoghar district|label1=}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Deoghar Municipal Corporation
| native_name = देवघर नगर निगम
| coa_res =
| logo = Deoghar Municipal Corporation.png
| logo_caption = Emblem of the Deoghar Municipal Corporation
| foundation = {{start date and age|2010}}
| leader1_type = [[Mayor (India) | Mayor]]
| leader1 = Ravi Kumar Raut
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Tip Chatterjee
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner (India) | Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = Rohit Sinha, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/deogarh/story--10410710.html |title=रोहित सिन्हा बने देवघर नगर निगम के नगर आयुक्त |publisher=Live Hindustan |date=9 July 2024 |accessdate=1 October 2025}}</ref>
| seats = 36
| session_room = Municipal Corporation, Deoghar.jpg
| meeting_place = Court Road, [[Deoghar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] - 814112
| website = {{url |https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/ulb/deoghar/Deoghar.aspx}}
| last_election1 = 2026
| next_election1 = 2031
}}

'''Deoghar Municipal Corporation (DMC)''' is the civic body that governs the city of [[Deoghar]] and the surrounding areas in Deoghar subdivision of [[Deoghar district]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Municipal Corporation |url=https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/ulb/deoghar/deoghar.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405025454/https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/ulb/deoghar/deoghar.aspx |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=udhd.jharkhand.gov.in |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Urban Development & Housing Department |title=Urban Development & Housing Department, Govt. of Jharkhand |url=https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Other/ULBInformation.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606195626/https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Other/ULBInformation.aspx |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=udhd.jharkhand.gov.in |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipalities {{!}} District Deoghar, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} India |url=https://deoghar.nic.in/public-utility-category/municipality/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> Established in 2010 by a Special Act, brought by the [[Government of Jharkhand]], Deoghar Municipal Corporation is headed by the Mayor of the city and governed by a Commissioner.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Municipal Corporation under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) |url=https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Handlers/CreditRating.ashx?id=CR6-22052017050532PM.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804083109/https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Handlers/CreditRating.ashx?id=CR6-22052017050532PM.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2022 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=udhd.jharkhand.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=जर्जर सड़क से लोगों का आवागमन हुआ मुश्किल |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/deogarh/story-devghar-s-road-woes-promises-of-development-remain-unfulfilled-201754689008962.amp.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.livehindustan.com |date=9 August 2025 |language=hi}}</ref> It functions under the provisions of the ''Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011'' and has been formed to improve the city's infrastructure and cleanliness.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=9 Feb 2012 |title=Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/5332/1/jharkhand_municipal_act_2011_%28english%29.pdf |access-date=1 Oct 2025 |website=India Code |publisher=[[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Municipal Corporation transforms garbage dumping site into a park, leading to improved environmental quality |url=https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/content/298deoghar-municipal-corporation-transforms-garbage-dumping-site-into-a-park-leading-to-improved-environmental-quality |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=abp.championsofchange.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=देवघर में गर्मी की दस्तक के साथ ही बढ़ी पानी की खपत, नगर निगम ने तैयार किए इतने टैंकर, घरों तक सीधी सप्लाई |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/deoghar-municipal-corporation-has-prepared-water-tanks-demand-during-summer-season-jharkhand-news-jhs25032802207 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=ETV Bharat News |date=28 March 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title=Report No. 3 of 2024: Performance Audit of Solid Waste Management in Jharkhand |url=https://cag.gov.in/webroot/uploads/download_audit_report/2024/Report-No.-3-of-2024_SWM_JHR-English-%2822-05-2024%29-066acd68d100425.95459333.pdf |publisher=Comptroller and Auditor General of India |date=22 May 2024 |access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=देवघर में आने वाले सैलानियों के लिए तैयारी में जुटा नगर निगम, सफाई व्यवस्था के लिए कर्मचारियों को निर्देश |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/preparation-of-municipal-corporation-for-tourists-coming-to-deoghar-jharkhand-news-jhs24120802607 |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=ETV Bharat News |date=8 December 2024 |language=hi}}</ref>

==History==

The Deoghar Municipal Corporation was officially established on 26 June, 2010 following the merger of the Deoghar Municipality and the Jasidih Notified Area Committee '''('''NAC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Deoghar Municipal Corporation |url=https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/ulb/deoghar/deoghar.aspx |website=UDHD Jharkhand |access-date=2025-10-01 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624084753/https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/ulb/deoghar/Deoghar.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> This reorganization was executed by [[Government of Jharkhand]], which empowers the state government to designate urban areas as Municipal Corporations based on criteria such as population size and infrastructure requirements.

Prior to the merger, Deoghar functioned as a municipality, while Jasidih operated as a NAC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Census Handbook Deoghar 2011 |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3559cb990c9dffd8675f6bc2186971dc2/uploads/2018/03/2018032421.pdf |access-date=1 Oct 2025 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operation, Jharkhand}}</ref> The restructuring aimed to streamline urban governance and enhance service delivery in the region. Following the merger, Deoghar also became one of the Municipal Corporations in Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jharkhand Urban Local Bodies Audit Report |url=https://cag.gov.in/uploads/download_audit_report/2011/Jharkhand_ULB_2009_Chap_1.pdf|website=CAG India |access-date=2025-10-01}}</ref>

In 2019, Deoghar Municipal Corporation received a national Swachhta Excellency Award which was presented by the [[Prime Minister of India]]. The recognition was based on assessments of cleanliness, community participation and sanitation facilities under the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deoghar gets sanitation award to be presented by PM Modi on Feb 15 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/deoghar-gets-sanitation-award-to-be-presented-by-the-pm-modi-on-feb-15/story-Q6cidktFbLdHu0viFZOh4H.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

In October 2020, the newly constructed building of the Deoghar Municipal Corporation was inaugurated by Chief Minister, [[Hemant Soren]]. Built at an estimated cost of 21 crore by the Jharkhand Urban Development Corporation Limited, the building covers approximately 89,993 square feet, making it one of the largest civic structures in Jharkhand. It features modern amenities, including a park, a fountain and a rainwater harvesting system, designed to support administrative functions while incorporating sustainable infrastructure practices.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=17 October 2020 |title=Hemant inaugurates ₹21-crore civic body building in Deoghar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/hemant-inaugurates-21-crore-civic-body-building-in-deoghar/articleshow/78726580.cms |access-date=1 October 2025 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2020-10-17 |title=देवघर को आज मिलेगी नवरात्रि की सौगात, नगर निगम भवन का मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन करेंगे उद्घाटन |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/jharkhand/city/deoghar/cm-hemant-soren-will-inaugurate-municipal-corporation-building-in-deoghar/jh20201017115951153 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref>

==Administrative setup==
The provision of Jharkhand Municipal Act 2011 defines the power of Deoghar Municipal Corporation.<ref name=":1" /> The corporation consists of 36 municipal wards, each represented by an elected councillor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-13 |title=झारखंड : देवघर नगर निगम के 50% वार्डों पर होगा महिलाओं का कब्जा |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/story-jharkhand-50-percent-wards-of-deoghar-municipal-corporation-will-be-occupied-by-women-2956963.html |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-01 |title=देवघर नगर निगम और मधुपुर नगर परिषद में वार्डों के आरक्षण में हुए कई फेरबदल, देखें पूरी लिस्ट |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/deoghar/deoghar-municipal-corporation-and-madhupur-municipal-council-election-many-changes-in-reservation-of-wards-rgj |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref> The elected body is headed by a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor. In addition, the Municipal Commissioner, appointed by the state government, oversees the administrative functions of the corporation.<ref name=":0" />

Since July 2024, Rohit Sinha is the current Municipal Commissioner of Deoghar Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=N7india |date=2024-07-04 |title=Deoghar निगम आयुक्त का तबादला, रोहित सिंहा बने नए निगम आयुक्त |url=https://n7india.com/news/jharkhand/2024/07/04/east-singhbhum-additional-commissioner-rohit-sinha-has-been-transferred-to-the-post-of-municipal-commissioner-deoghar-municipal-corporation/ |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=N7 India News |language=hi-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=योगेंद्र प्रसाद बने जिले के नए एडीसी रोहित बने देवघर नगर निगम आयुक्त |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/jamshedpur/news/yogendra-prasad-became-the-new-adc-of-the-district-rohit-became-the-devghar-municipal-corporation-commissioner-133268866.html |access-date=3 Oct 2025 |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>

The administrative role of the Deoghar Municipal Corporation includes:

*Implementation of decisions taken by the elected council.

*Management of urban services and infrastructure within city limits.

*Supervising day to day municipal governance through officials and staff.

== Functions ==
Deoghar Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-05-19 |title=प्लास्टिक कचरे का निष्पादन करने के लिए निगम ने मंगाई मशीन, बनेंगे विशेष ईंधन कैप्सूल |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/deoghar-nagar-nigam-ordered-special-machine-disposing-plastic-waste-jharkhand-news-jhs25051903512 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-19 |title=Deoghar news : स्वच्छता ही सेवा अभियान के तहत निगम में दिलायी गयी सफाई रखने के लिए शपथ |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/deoghar/the-corporation-took-an-oath-to-maintain-cleanliness |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-17 |title=Deoghar Street lights will switch on-off on their own time |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/deoghar/durga-puja-preparation-deoghar-street-lights-will-switch-on-and-off-on-their-own-time-municipal-corporation-installing-ccm-system-jbj |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term |url=https://www.elections.in/government/municipal-corporation-in-india.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Urban Development & Housing Department |title=Functions |url=https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Functions.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701110435/https://udhd.jharkhand.gov.in/Functions.aspx |archive-date=1 July 2022 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=udhd.jharkhand.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-24 |title=Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-municipal-governance-key-to-improve-quality-of-life/articleshow/57320746.cms |access-date=2025-10-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-08-21 |title=देवघर में अतिक्रमण के खिलाफ चलाया गया अभियान, बुलडोजर से तोड़ी गई कई दुकानें |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/administration-launched-campaign-against-encroachment-in-deoghar-jharkhand-news-jhs25082103585 |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=नगर निगम क्षेत्र के कई वार्डों में नाला निर्माण का कार्य शुरु |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/deogarh/story-construction-of-drain-started-in-many-wards-of-municipal-corporation-area-8198892.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>

* Solid waste management.
* Street light management.
* Approval of construction of new building and regulation of land use.
* Issuance of birth and death certificate.
* Construction and maintenance of municipal roads and drains.
* Slum Management & encroachment removal.
* Development & maintenance of burial grounds and crematoriums.
* Regulation of slaughter houses.
* Prevention of food adulteration.
* Preventive health care.
* Management of storm water and waste water drainage.

== Revenue ==
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="me11">{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=3 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="me12">{{cite news |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Business Today |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="me13">{{cite news |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Financialexpress |date=17 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Revenue from taxes ===
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation:
* Property tax.
* Profession tax.
* Entertainment tax.
* Grants from Central and State
Government like Goods and Services Tax.
* Advertisement tax.

=== Revenue from non-tax sources ===
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation:
* Water usage charges.
* Fees from Documentation services.
* Rent received from municipal property.
* Funds from municipal bonds.

== List of ward councillors ==
The following are the ward councillors elected in the 2026 Deoghar Municipal Corporation election: <ref>{{cite web
|title=Gazette Notification: Elected Ward Councillors of Deoghar Municipal Corporation
|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3559cb990c9dffd8675f6bc2186971dc2/uploads/2026/03/17726887331345.pdf
|publisher=District Gazette, Deoghar
|date=28 February 2026
|access-date=13 March 2026
|website=deoghar.nic.in}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ward No.
! Councillor
! Reservation
|-
| 1 || Sandeep Kumar || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 2 || Pratima Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 3 || Kishore Kumar Rao || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 4 || Pankaj Paswan || Scheduled Caste
|-
| 5 || Tipu Verma || Unreserved
|-
| 6 || Reema Singh || Unreserved
|-
| 7 || Ruby Kumari || Scheduled Caste
|-
| 8 || Manju Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 9 || Mo. Sarfaraz Sheikh || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 10 || Budhni Devi || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 11 || Kiran Verma || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 12 || Anup Kumar || Backward Class-II
|-
| 13 || Ranjan Kumar || Unreserved
|-
| 14 || Rashimun Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 15 || Dinesh Kumar || Unreserved
|-
| 16 || Maya Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 17 || Kiran Kumari || Scheduled Caste
|-
| 18 || Shailja Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 19 || Soni Kesari || Backward Class-II
|-
| 20 || Chandni Chaudhary || Backward Class-II
|-
| 21 || Bharti Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 22 || Apna Jha || Unreserved
|-
| 23 || Shailesh Charan Mishra || Unreserved
|-
| 24 || Sangita Kumari || Unreserved
|-
| 25 || Suman Kumari || Unreserved
|-
| 26 || Umeshwar Das || Scheduled Caste
|-
| 27 || Radhika Devi || Backward Class-II
|-
| 28 || Pratima Devi || Unreserved
|-
| 29 || Avesh Jyoti || Backward Class-II
|-
| 30 || Gopi Kumar Gupta || Backward Class-II
|-
| 31 || Preeti Narone || Unreserved
|-
| 32 || Vishal Kumar Saraf || Backward Class-II
|-
| 33 || Anoj Kumar Rao || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 34 || Sahida Bibi || Extremely Backward Class-I
|-
| 35 || Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary || Unreserved
|-
| 36 || Kartik Prasad Yadav || Unreserved
|}

==See also==
* [[Ranchi Municipal Corporation]]
*[[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]]
*[[Giridih Municipal Corporation]]
*[[Medininagar Municipal Corporation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Deoghar]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Urban local bodies in Jharkhand]]

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