diff --git a/app/Config/Database.php b/app/Config/Database.php
index 1a43584f..b0c2a6e3 100755
--- a/app/Config/Database.php
+++ b/app/Config/Database.php
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ class Database extends Config
         'busyTimeout' => 1000,
     ];
 
+    public $preDB = [
+        'DSN'      => '',
+        'hostname' => 'localhost',
+        'username' => 'root',
+        'password' => 'root',
+        'database' => 'other_db',
+        'DBDriver' => 'MySQLi',
+        'DBPrefix' => '',
+        'pConnect' => false,
+        'DBDebug'  => (ENVIRONMENT !== 'production'),
+        'charset'  => 'utf8',
+        'DBCollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
+    ];
+
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index 441aa098..f7a6f0f2 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -2760,6 +2760,11 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
                                             ->where('client_branch_id',$this->request->getGet('client_branch_id'))
                                             ->where('family_floater_key','self')->where('is_active', 1 )
                                             ->get()->getRow()->name;
+
+        //for get the pre enrollment policy count
+        $empMobileNo = $this->request->getGet('mobile_no');
+        $prePolicyCount = $this->getPreEmployeePolicyCount($empMobileNo);
+        
         $whereArrayForId = [];
         foreach ( $employeeData as $key => $value) { array_push($whereArrayForId, $value['id']); }
 
@@ -2807,6 +2812,7 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
                 $data['heading'] = $ClientPolicyValue['policy_long_name'];
                 $data['claims_grace_date'] = $this->convertDateFormatDisplay($ClientPolicyValue['claims_grace_date']);
                 $data['policy_status'] = $policy_status_key;
+                $data['pre_policy_count'] = $prePolicyCount;
                 // $data['policy_terms'] = $terms;
 
                 // if($ClientPolicyValue['policy_type_id'] == 1){ $data['heading'] = 'Group Personal Accident Coverage'; }else
@@ -3583,5 +3589,61 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
         }
     }
 
+    public function getEmployeePolicyCount()
+    {
+        $db2 = \Config\Database::connect('preDB');
+
+        $mobile_no = $this->request->getGet('mobile_no');
+
+        $builder = $db2->table('employees')
+            ->join('employee_polices', 'employees.id = employee_polices.employee_id')
+            ->where('employees.is_active', 1)
+            ->whereIn('employees.emp_status', ['draft', 'enrolled'])
+            ->where('employee_polices.is_active', 1)
+            ->whereIn('employee_polices.status', ['draft', 'enrolled'])
+            ->where('employees.mobile', $mobile_no)
+            ->groupBy('employee_polices.client_policy_id');
+
+        $query = $builder->get();
+        $count = $query->getNumRows(); // count grouped rows manually
+
+        return $this->respond([
+            'status' => 'success',
+            'code' => 200,
+            'policy_count' => $count
+        ], 200);
+    }
+
+    public function getPreEmployeePolicyCount($mobile_no)
+    {
+        if (empty($mobile_no)) {
+            return 0; // mobile is empty, return policy count 0
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $db2 = \Config\Database::connect('preDB');
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'DB connection to preDB failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $builder = $db2->table('employees')
+                ->join('employee_polices', 'employees.id = employee_polices.employee_id')
+                ->where('employees.is_active', 1)
+                ->whereIn('employees.emp_status', ['draft', 'enrolled'])
+                ->where('employee_polices.is_active', 1)
+                ->whereIn('employee_polices.status', ['draft', 'enrolled'])
+                ->where('employees.mobile', $mobile_no)
+                ->groupBy('employee_polices.client_policy_id');
+
+            $query = $builder->get();
+            return $query->getNumRows(); 
+
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Query failed in getPreEmployeePolicyCount: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
 
 }
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