diff --git a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/AnnouncementDialog.css b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/AnnouncementDialog.css
index c6046e9..aba6f9d 100644
--- a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/AnnouncementDialog.css
+++ b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/AnnouncementDialog.css
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 }
 .annc-dlg-details_value {
   font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--annc-text);
   min-width: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.css b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.css
index 58972a2..accbc6c 100644
--- a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.css
+++ b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.css
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   --text-strong: #0f172a;
   --text-muted: #667085;
   --text-soft: #475467;
+  --policy-text: #0f172a;
 
 
   --surface: #ffffff;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
 
   --color-sf-primary-bg-color: #1ab394;
   --color-sf-primary-border-color: #1ab394;
+
+  --policy-muted: #64748b;
 }
 
 .policies-grid-wrapper {
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@
   grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   /* collapse to single column */
   gap: 0;
-  margin: 0 0 14px;
   padding: 0;
   /* remove unmarked padding/border/shadow */
   border: 0;
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  margin: 12px 0 12px;
+  margin: 12px 0 8px;
 }
 
 .section-title {
@@ -108,6 +110,15 @@
   font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
 }
 
+.policy-dialog-title {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--policy-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: .3px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
 .view-all-link {
   color: var(--primary-700);
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -284,27 +295,44 @@
   opacity: .95;
 }
 
-/* Dialog */
+/* Dialog – match Announcement dialog styles exactly where different */
+.no-gradient,
+.no-gradient * { background-image: none !important; }
+
+.policy-dialog.e-dialog {
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: #ffffff;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 .policy-dialog .e-dlg-header-content {
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  padding: 14px 18px;
+  padding: 16px 20px;
   background: #fff;
 }
 
 .policy-dialog .e-dlg-header {
-  font-weight: 900;
-  color: var(--primary-800);
+  color: var(--policy-text);
+  font-weight: 800;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .policy-dialog .e-dlg-content {
   padding: 0;
   background: #fff;
+  max-height: min(72vh, 560px);
+  overflow: auto;
 }
 
 .policy-dialog__content {
   display: grid;
-  gap: 20px;
-  padding: 18px 20px 20px;
+  gap: 16px;
+  padding: 16px 20px 14px 20px;
 }
 
 .policy-dialog__meta {
@@ -313,9 +341,8 @@
   gap: 12px 16px;
   padding: 12px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  background: var(--surface-subtle);
-  box-shadow: var(--shadow-xs);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  background: #ffffff;
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 640px) {
@@ -325,23 +352,63 @@
 }
 
 .meta-label {
-  font-size: 12px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--policy-muted);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: .25px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
 .meta-value {
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  padding-top: 5px;
-  color: var(--text-strong);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--policy-text);
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  padding-top: 4px
 }
 
 .meta-badge.status--active {
   font-size: 11px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  background: #ecfdf5;
+  color: #047857;
+  border: 1px solid #d1fae5;
 }
 .policy-description{
-  line-height: 1.75;
-  padding-top: 10px;
+  color: var(--policy-text);
+  font-size: 15px;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  margin: 0;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+/* Footer to match Announcement dialog */
+.policy-dialog .e-dlg-footer-content {
+  padding: 12px 20px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: #fff;
+}
+.policy-dialog__footer {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+@media (max-width: 520px) {
+  .policy-dialog__footer { flex-direction: column-reverse; align-items: stretch; }
 }
 .meta-badge.status--review {
   color: #92400e;
diff --git a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.tsx b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.tsx
index f7c338f..6313488 100644
--- a/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.tsx
+++ b/Employee_Managment_App/src/components/Policies.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   CommandModel,
   CommandClickEventArgs
 } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-grids';
-import { DialogComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-popups';
+import { DialogComponent, AnimationSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-popups';
 import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-buttons';
 import './Policies.css';
 
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ const Policies: React.FC = () => {
     setActiveCategory('All');
   };
 
+  // Dialog animation
+  const dialogAnimation: AnimationSettingsModel = { effect: 'Zoom', duration: 140 };
+  // ref to trigger built-in hide animation before unmounting
+  const dialogRef = React.useRef<DialogComponent | null>(null);
+  const hideWithAnimation = () => dialogRef.current?.hide();
+
   return (
     <div className="policiespage policiespage--green">
       <div className="policies-content policies-grid-wrapper">
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ const Policies: React.FC = () => {
               <ColumnDirective field="category" headerText="Category" width="170" template={categoryTemplate} />
               <ColumnDirective field="lastUpdated" headerText="Last Updated" width="150" type="date" format="d MMM yyyy" textAlign="Right" />
               <ColumnDirective field="enrolledOn" headerText="Enrolled On" width="150" type="date" format="d MMM yyyy" textAlign="Right" />
-              <ColumnDirective field="statusText" headerText="Status" width="130" template={statusTemplate} />
+              <ColumnDirective field="statusText" headerText="Status" width="130" template={statusTemplate} textAlign="Center" />
               <ColumnDirective headerText="Actions" width="110" commands={viewCommands} textAlign="Center" />
             </ColumnsDirective>
             <Inject services={[Page, Sort, Toolbar, Resize, CommandColumn]} />
@@ -173,15 +179,19 @@ const Policies: React.FC = () => {
       </div>
 
       <DialogComponent
+        ref={dialogRef}
         visible={open}
         isModal
         showCloseIcon
+        closeOnEscape
+        width="min(92vw, 720px)"
+        height="auto"
         header={selected ? selected.policyName : 'Policy Details'}
-        width="600px"
         target=".policies-grid-wrapper"
-        cssClass="policy-dialog"
+        cssClass="policy-dialog no-gradient"
         close={onDialogClose}
-        animationSettings={{ duration: 0 }}
+        overlayClick={hideWithAnimation}
+        animationSettings={dialogAnimation}
       >
         {selected && (
           <div className="policy-dialog__content">
@@ -205,12 +215,12 @@ const Policies: React.FC = () => {
             </div>
 
             <div className="policy-dialog__section">
-              <div className="section-title">Description:</div>
+              <div className="policy-dialog-title">Description:</div>
               <p className="policy-description">{selected.policyDesciption}</p>
             </div>
 
             <div className="policy-dialog__footer">
-              <ButtonComponent cssClass="e-primary" onClick={onDialogClose} type="button">Close</ButtonComponent>
+              <ButtonComponent cssClass="e-primary" onClick={hideWithAnimation} type="button">Close</ButtonComponent>
             </div>
           </div>
         )}