diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeServiceController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeServiceController.php
index 7d4d22c7..6d5e6a98 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeServiceController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeServiceController.php
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ class EmployeeServiceController extends AdminController
                     'is_mandatory' => false,
                     'data_type' => 'str',
                     'format' => null,
-                    'allowed_values' => null
+                    'allowed_values' => null,
+                    'custom' => 'check_dup_email',
+                    'params' => ['row', 'existing_mobilenos']
                 ],
                 'pre_existing_ailments' => [
                     'col_idx' => 14,
@@ -2029,7 +2031,7 @@ public function getFileMetaDataByFileId($file_id, $status = 'success'){
                             $value['family_floater_key'] = $relation;
 
                             $policy_data['basic_cover_si'] = $row[9];
-                            $policy_data['date_coverage'] = $row[13] != "" && $row[13] != null ? change_date_format($row[13],'d-M-Y','Y-m-d') : null;
+                            $policy_data['date_coverage'] = $row[13] != "" && $row[13] != null ? change_date_format($row[13],null,'Y-m-d') : null;
                             $policy_data['client_policy_id'] = $file['policy_id'];
 
                              $employee = $this->employeeModel->checkExistingEmployee($value,$file['client_branch_id']);
diff --git a/app/Helpers/excel_util_helper.php b/app/Helpers/excel_util_helper.php
index 76cf51a3..d1fdf7d2 100755
--- a/app/Helpers/excel_util_helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/excel_util_helper.php
@@ -1726,6 +1726,21 @@ if(!function_exists('check_dup_mobileno'))
     }
 }
 
+if(!function_exists('check_dup_email'))
+{
+    function check_dup_email(array $row,array $existing_mobilenos)
+    {
+        foreach($existing_mobilenos as $k => $value)
+        {
+            if ($row['13'] == $value['email_corporate']) {
+                 return array('status' => false,'error' => "Duplicate Email");
+                // break;
+            }
+        }
+        return array('status' => true);
+    }
+}
+
 if(!function_exists('generate_family_relationship_array'))
 {
     function generate_family_relationship_array($family_structure_from_policy_terms) {