diff --git a/src/components/Project/ManageProjectInfo.jsx b/src/components/Project/ManageProjectInfo.jsx
index 4b5d6abf..cb4e1466 100644
--- a/src/components/Project/ManageProjectInfo.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Project/ManageProjectInfo.jsx
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 // const currentDate = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];
+
+const ACTIVE_STATUS_ID = "b74da4c2-d07e-46f2-9919-e75e49b12731";
+
+const DEFAULT_EMPTY_STATUS_ID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
+/**
+
+ * Formats a given date string into 'YYYY-MM-DD' format.
+ * If the date is invalid or not provided, it defaults to the current date.
+ * @param {string} date - The date string to format.
+ * @returns {string} The formatted date string.
+ */
+
 const currentDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-CA');
 const formatDate = (date) => {
   if (!date) {
@@ -29,7 +41,7 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
       shortName: z.string().optional(),
       contactPerson: z
         .string()
-        .min( 1, {message: "Contact Person Name is required"} )
+        .min(1, { message: "Contact Person Name is required" })
         .regex(/^[A-Za-z\s]+$/, {
           message: "Contact Person must contain only letters",
         }),
@@ -53,7 +65,7 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
       (data) => {
         const start = new Date(data.startDate);
         const end = new Date(data.endDate);
-        return end > start;
+        return end >= start;
       },
       {
         path: ["endDate"], // attaches the error to the endDate field
@@ -78,7 +90,12 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
       projectAddress: project?.projectAddress || "",
       startDate: formatDate(project?.startDate) || currentDate,
       endDate: formatDate(project?.endDate) || currentDate,
-      projectStatusId: String(project?.projectStatusId || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"),
+      // projectStatusId: String(project?.projectStatusId || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"),
+      projectStatusId: project?.projectStatusId && project.projectStatusId !== DEFAULT_EMPTY_STATUS_ID
+
+        ? String(project.projectStatusId)
+
+        : ACTIVE_STATUS_ID,
     },
     mode: "onChange",
   });
@@ -88,24 +105,35 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
     reset(
       project
         ? {
-            id: project?.id || "",
-            name: project?.name || "",
-            shortName: project?.shortName || "",
-            contactPerson: project?.contactPerson || "",
-            projectAddress: project?.projectAddress || "",
-            startDate: formatDate(project?.startDate) || "",
-            endDate: formatDate(project?.endDate) || "",
-            projectStatusId: String(project.projectStatusId) || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
-          }
+          id: project?.id || "",
+          name: project?.name || "",
+          shortName: project?.shortName || "",
+          contactPerson: project?.contactPerson || "",
+          projectAddress: project?.projectAddress || "",
+          startDate: formatDate(project?.startDate) || "",
+          endDate: formatDate(project?.endDate) || "",
+          // projectStatusId: String(project.projectStatusId) || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+          projectStatusId: project?.projectStatusId && project.projectStatusId !== DEFAULT_EMPTY_STATUS_ID
+            ? String(project.projectStatusId)
+            : ACTIVE_STATUS_ID,
+        }
         : {}
     );
     setAddressLength(project?.projectAddress?.length || 0);
   }, [project, reset]);
 
+  /**
+
+ * Handles the form submission.
+
+ * @param {object} updatedProject - The project data from the form.
+
+ */
+
   const onSubmitForm = (updatedProject) => {
     setLoading(true);
-    handleSubmitForm( updatedProject, setLoading,reset );
-  }; 	
+    handleSubmitForm(updatedProject, setLoading, reset);
+  };
 
   const handleCancel = () => {
     reset({
@@ -116,7 +144,10 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
       projectAddress: project?.projectAddress || "",
       startDate: formatDate(project?.startDate) || currentDate,
       endDate: formatDate(project?.endDate) || currentDate,
-      projectStatusId: String(project?.projectStatusId || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"),
+      // projectStatusId: String(project?.projectStatusId || "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"),
+      projectStatusId: project?.projectStatusId && project.projectStatusId !== DEFAULT_EMPTY_STATUS_ID
+        ? String(project.projectStatusId)
+        : ACTIVE_STATUS_ID,
     });
     onClose();
   };
@@ -259,8 +290,9 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
                   valueAsNumber: false,
                 })}
               >
-                <option disabled>Status</option>
-                <option value="b74da4c2-d07e-46f2-9919-e75e49b12731">Active</option>
+                {/* <option disabled>Status</option>
+                <option value="b74da4c2-d07e-46f2-9919-e75e49b12731">Active</option> */}
+                <option value={ACTIVE_STATUS_ID}>Active</option>
                 <option value="603e994b-a27f-4e5d-a251-f3d69b0498ba">On Hold</option>
 
                 <option value="cdad86aa-8a56-4ff4-b633-9c629057dfef">In Progress</option>
@@ -326,4 +358,4 @@ const ManageProjectInfo = ({ project, handleSubmitForm, onClose }) => {
   );
 };
 
-export default ManageProjectInfo;
+export default ManageProjectInfo;
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