diff --git a/php_code/app/Console/Commands/PopulateTableFromSql.php b/php_code/app/Console/Commands/PopulateTableFromSql.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d278a445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php_code/app/Console/Commands/PopulateTableFromSql.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
+
+class PopulateTableFromSql extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'sql:populate {file} {--connection=}';
+    protected $description = 'Populate tables from a SQL file';
+
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $file = $this->argument('file');
+        $path = base_path($file);
+        //$path = File::path($file);
+
+        if (!File::exists($path)) {
+            $this->error("SQL file not found: {$path}");
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $sql = File::get($path);
+
+
+
+
+        $connection = $this->option('connection') ?: config('database.default');
+        $pdo = DB::connection($connection)->getPdo();
+
+        // Naive split; works for many simple SQL files. For complex dumps,
+        // consider using a DB-specific import (Option B).
+        $statements = array_filter(array_map('trim', preg_split('/;\s*[\r\n]+/', $sql)));
+
+        foreach ($statements as $stmt) {
+            if ($stmt !== '') {
+                $pdo->exec($stmt);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->info('SQL import complete.');
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/php_code/database/user_group.sql b/php_code/database/user_group.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f590f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php_code/database/user_group.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (1, NULL, 1, 1, 'LUSPA National', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (1, NULL, 1, 2, 'LUSPA Regional', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 3, 'District Chief Executive', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 4, 'District Coordinating Director', 0, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (1, NULL, 0, 5, 'District MIS', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (1, NULL, 1, 6, 'Head of Physical Planning Department', 1, 1, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 1, 7, 'Development Planning Officer', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 1, 8, 'Head of Works Department', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 1, 9, 'Head of the Roads Unit or Urban Roads Department', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 1, 10, 'District Fire Officer', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 11, 'District Disaster Prevention Department', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 12, 'Head of District Health Department', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 13, 'Representative of the Lands Commission', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 14, 'Representative of the Environmental Protection Agency', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 15, 'Rep from Traditional Council', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 16, 'Chairman of the Works Sub Committee', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 17, 'Chairman of Development Sub Planning Committee', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
+insert into `user_group_matrices` (`admin_gui`, `created_at`, `drawing_tools`, `id`, `name`, `permit_tools_backend`, `update_permits`, `updated_at`, `view_drawing_tools`) values (0, NULL, 0, 18, '2 Nominated Elected Assembly Members', 1, 0, NULL, 1);
diff --git a/php_code/info.md b/php_code/info.md
index 69a5289f..4851e714 100644
--- a/php_code/info.md
+++ b/php_code/info.md
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ add_header Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self' https://lupmis.houseb
 }
 
 php artisan make:model UserGroupMatrix -m
+
+php artisan sql:populate database/user_group.sql