diff --git a/app/Controllers/Rawmaterialdetails.php b/app/Controllers/Rawmaterialdetails.php
index 1a1829f5..dee4db6e 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/Rawmaterialdetails.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Rawmaterialdetails.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use CodeIgniter\Validation\Exceptions\ValidationException;
 
 use App\Models\Rawmaterialdetails_model;
 
+use App\Models\MaterialCategoriesModel;
+
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Xlsx;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Alignment;
 class Rawmaterialdetails extends BaseController
 {
     protected $rawmaterialdetails_model;
+    protected $materialCategories_model;
     protected $session;
     
     /**
@@ -34,7 +37,8 @@ class Rawmaterialdetails extends BaseController
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
-        $this->rawmaterialdetails_model = new Rawmaterialdetails_model();;
+        $this->rawmaterialdetails_model = new Rawmaterialdetails_model();
+        $this->materialCategories_model = new MaterialCategoriesModel();
         $this->session = session();    
         helper('form'); //$this->load->library('form_validation');
         // $this->load->library('pagination');                 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ class Rawmaterialdetails extends BaseController
         $this->rawmaterialdetails_model = new rawmaterialdetails_model();;
         $data['material'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getmaterialType();
         $data['materialcategory'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getmaterialCategory();
+        $data['materialCategoryList']= $this->materialCategories_model->where('is_active',1)->findAll();
         $data['UOM'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getUOM();
         $data['assetcode'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getAssetcode();
         $data['costcentercode'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getcostcentercode();
@@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ class Rawmaterialdetails extends BaseController
         $data['currentstock'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getMaterialstock($RawMaterialID, $currentdate);
         $data['materialType'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getmaterialType($MaterialType);
         $data['materialCategory'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getmaterialCategory($MaterialCategory);
+        $data['materialCategoryList']= $this->materialCategories_model->where('is_active',1)->findAll();
         $data['UOMList'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getUOM($UOM);
         $data['costcentercode'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getCostCenterCode();
         $data['cfUOM'] = $this->rawmaterialdetails_model->getConversionfactorUOM();
diff --git a/app/Models/MaterialCategoriesModel.php b/app/Models/MaterialCategoriesModel.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddc06640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/MaterialCategoriesModel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Model;
+
+class MaterialCategoriesModel extends Model
+{
+    protected $table      = 't_materialCategories';
+    protected $primaryKey = 'id';
+    protected $useAutoIncrement = true;
+    protected $returnType       = 'array';
+    protected $useSoftDeletes   = false;
+    protected $protectFields    = true;
+    protected $allowedFields = ['category_name', 'is_active'];
+
+    protected bool $allowEmptyInserts = false;
+    protected bool $updateOnlyChanged = true;
+
+    protected array $casts = [];
+    protected array $castHandlers = [];
+
+    // Dates
+    protected $useTimestamps =  true;
+    protected $dateFormat    = 'datetime';
+    protected $createdField  = 'created_at';
+    protected $updatedField  = 'updated_at';
+    protected $deletedField  = 'deleted_at';
+
+    // Validation
+    protected $validationRules = [
+        'category_name' => 'required|max_length[255]',
+        
+    ];
+    protected $validationMessages = [
+        'category_name' => [
+            'required' => 'The category name is required.',
+            'max_length' => 'The category name cannot exceed 255 characters.'
+        ],
+       
+    ];
+    protected $skipValidation       = false;
+    protected $cleanValidationRules = true;
+
+    // Callbacks
+    protected $allowCallbacks = true;
+    protected $beforeInsert   = [];
+    protected $afterInsert    = [];
+    protected $beforeUpdate   = [];
+    protected $afterUpdate    = [];
+    protected $beforeFind     = [];
+    protected $afterFind      = [];
+    protected $beforeDelete   = [];
+    protected $afterDelete    = [];
+
+
+    //all methods starts from here 
+
+    
+}
+
+
diff --git a/app/Models/Rawmaterialdetails_model.php b/app/Models/Rawmaterialdetails_model.php
index 329e8161..2f6225d9 100755
--- a/app/Models/Rawmaterialdetails_model.php
+++ b/app/Models/Rawmaterialdetails_model.php
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class Rawmaterialdetails_model extends Model
         return $query->getResult();
     }
 
+   
+
     //This function used to get the conversionfactor using configdetails table
     function getConversionfactorUOM($ConversionFactorUOM = '')
     {
@@ -116,8 +118,6 @@ class Rawmaterialdetails_model extends Model
      */
     function getMaterialDetails($MaterialCode)
     {
-
-
         $sql = " SELECT * FROM t_materialmaster WHERE MaterialCode ='$MaterialCode'";
         $query = $this->db->query($sql);
         return $query->getResult();
diff --git a/app/Views/addRawMaterial.php b/app/Views/addRawMaterial.php
index 37fdcbe3..66f53417 100755
--- a/app/Views/addRawMaterial.php
+++ b/app/Views/addRawMaterial.php
@@ -66,10 +66,23 @@
                                                                 ?>
                                                             </select>
                                                         </div>
-                                                        <div class="col-md-3">
-                                                            <label class="col-form-label" for="MaterialCaterogy">Material Caterogy<span class="badge">*</span></label>
-                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control required " required id="MatCate" name="MatCate" maxlength="255">
+                                                        
+                                                        <div class=" col-md-3">
+                                                            <label class="col-form-label" for="MatCate">Material Caterogy<span class="badge">*</span></label>
+                                                            <select class="form-control select2" required id="MatCate" name="MatCate">
+                                                                <option value="" required>Select Material Caterogy </option>
+                                                                <?php
+                                                                if (!empty($materialCategoryList)) {
+                                                                    foreach ($materialCategoryList as $record) {
+                                                                ?>
+                                                                        <option value="<?php echo $record['category_name']?>"><?php echo $record['category_name']?></option>
+                                                                <?php
+                                                                    }
+                                                                }
+                                                                ?>
+                                                            </select>
                                                         </div>
+
                                                         <div class="col-md-3">
                                                             <label class="col-form-label" for="UnitofMeasurement">Unit of Measurement<span class="badge">*</span></label>
                                                             <select class="form-control required select2" id="UOM" name="UOM">
@@ -178,22 +191,23 @@
     //var tempARRAY = [];
     $(document).ready(function() {
         $("#MaterialType").select2();
+        $('#MatCate').select2();
 
         // $("#MaterialCategory").select2();
         $("#UOM").select2();
-        $('#MatCate').autocomplete({
+        // $('#MatCate').autocomplete({
 
-            onSearchStart: function(query) {
-                //alert(query);
-                $('#MatCate').autocomplete("option", "minLength", 0);
-            },
+        //     onSearchStart: function(query) {
+        //         //alert(query);
+        //         $('#MatCate').autocomplete("option", "minLength", 0);
+        //     },
 
-            serviceUrl: "<?php echo base_url(); ?>rawmaterialdetailsautocomplete",
-            onSelect: function(suggestion) {
-                var data = suggestion.ConfigValue;
+        //     serviceUrl: "<?php echo base_url(); ?>rawmaterialdetailsautocomplete",
+        //     onSelect: function(suggestion) {
+        //         var data = suggestion.ConfigValue;
 
-            }
-        });
+        //     }
+        // });
 
     });
 
diff --git a/app/Views/editRawmaterial.php b/app/Views/editRawmaterial.php
index e4f5130c..f0ec2517 100755
--- a/app/Views/editRawmaterial.php
+++ b/app/Views/editRawmaterial.php
@@ -159,13 +159,28 @@ if ($total <= $reorder) {
                                                         </select>
                                                     </div>
                                                 </div>
+                                               
                                                 <div class="col-md-3">
                                                     <div class="form-group">
                                                         <label for="MaterialCategory">Material Category <span class="text-danger">*</span></label>
-                                                        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="MaterialCategory" name="MaterialCategory" value="<?php echo $MaterialCategory; ?>" maxlength="255" required>
+                                                        <select class="form-control select2" id="MaterialCategory" name="MaterialCategory" required>
+                                                            <?php
+                                                            if (!empty($materialCategoryList)) {
+                                                                foreach ($materialCategoryList as $record) {
+                                                            ?>
+                                                                    <option value="<?= $record['category_name'] ?>" <?php if ($record['category_name'] === $MaterialCategory) echo "selected"; ?>>
+                                                                        <?php echo $record['category_name'] ?>
+                                                                    </option>
+                                                            <?php
+                                                                }
+                                                            }
+                                                            ?>
+                                                        </select>
                                                     </div>
                                                 </div>
                                             </div>
+
+
                                             <div class="form-row mb-3">
                                                 <div class="col-md-3">
                                                     <div class="form-group">
@@ -286,6 +301,7 @@ if ($total <= $reorder) {
 
         $("#UOM").select2();
         $("#MaterialType").select2();
+        $("#MaterialCategory").select2();
         /** ---- auto search  code -------- */
         $('#MaterialCategory').autocomplete({