diff --git a/application/controllers/login.php b/application/controllers/login.php
index eb4d239c..d4155eb0 100755
--- a/application/controllers/login.php
+++ b/application/controllers/login.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Login extends CI_Controller
     {
         $this->load->library('form_validation');
         
-        $this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|valid_email|max_length[128]|xss_clean|trim');
+       // $this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|valid_email|max_length[128]|xss_clean|trim');
         $this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required|max_length[32]|');
         $designation='';
 		$role='';
diff --git a/application/models/login_model.php b/application/models/login_model.php
index 69ea4953..9d18a501 100755
--- a/application/models/login_model.php
+++ b/application/models/login_model.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Login_model extends CI_Model
 		 $this->db->join('T_Employee_Details as Emp','BaseTbl.EmpID = Emp.EmpID');
 		  $this->db->join('T_DepartmentDetails as DEPT','Emp.Departmentcode = DEPT.DEPCode');
         $this->db->where('BaseTbl.email', $email);
+        $this->db->or_where('Emp.ContactNumber', $email);
         $this->db->where('BaseTbl.isDeleted', 0);
         $query = $this->db->get();
         
diff --git a/application/views/login.php b/application/views/login.php
index a77d7b19..7f439df3 100755
--- a/application/views/login.php
+++ b/application/views/login.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         
         <form action="<?php echo base_url(); ?>loginMe" method="post">
           <div class="form-group has-feedback">
-            <input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" name="email" required />
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" name="email" required />
             <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope form-control-feedback"></span>
           </div>
           <div class="form-group has-feedback">