diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/service/beneficiary/IdentityBeneficiaryServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/service/beneficiary/IdentityBeneficiaryServiceImpl.java
index 350f2527..b186654d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/service/beneficiary/IdentityBeneficiaryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/service/beneficiary/IdentityBeneficiaryServiceImpl.java
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ private String cleanPhoneNumber(String phoneNumber) {
 		// Remove 91 prefix if it's a 12-digit number (91 + 10 digit mobile)
 		else if (cleaned.startsWith("91") && cleaned.length() == 12) {
 			cleaned = cleaned.substring(2);
+		} else if (cleaned.startsWith("0") && cleaned.length() == 11) {
+			// Handle case where number starts with 0 and is 11 digits long
+			cleaned = cleaned.substring(1);
 		}
 
 		return cleaned.trim();