diff --git a/db/migrate/20231204101105_add_startdate_to_schemes.rb b/db/migrate/20231204101105_add_startdate_to_schemes.rb
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+class AddStartdateToSchemes < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :schemes, :startdate, :datetime
+  end
+end