diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/data/distributors.json b/realImage_Challenge2016/data/distributors.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cd528029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/data/distributors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+    {
+        "name": "DISTRIBUTOR1",
+        "include": ["INDIA", "UNITEDSTATES"],
+        "exclude": ["KARNATAKA-INDIA", "CHENNAI-TAMILNADU-INDIA"]
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "DISTRIBUTOR2",
+        "include": ["EUROPE"],
+        "exclude": ["GERMANY", "FRANCE"]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/distributor.go b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/distributor.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7310affe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/distributor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package distributor
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// LoadDistributors reads distributor data from a JSON file
+func LoadDistributors(filePath string) ([]Distributor, error) {
+	file, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var distributors []Distributor
+	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &distributors)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return distributors, nil
+}
diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/models.go b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/models.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12f6117c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package distributor
+
+type Distributor struct {
+	Name    string   `json:"name"`
+	Include []string `json:"include"`
+	Exclude []string `json:"exclude"`
+}
diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/permissions.go b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/permissions.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8b0eb807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/distributor/permissions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package distributor
+
+import "strings"
+
+// normalizeRegion ensures consistent case for comparison
+func normalizeRegion(region string) string {
+	return strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(region))
+}
+
+// hasPermission checks if the given distributor can distribute in a region
+func HasPermission(distributor Distributor, region string) bool {
+	normalizedRegion := normalizeRegion(region)
+
+	// Check Exclusions First
+	for _, excl := range distributor.Exclude {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(normalizedRegion, normalizeRegion(excl)) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check Inclusions
+	for _, incl := range distributor.Include {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(normalizedRegion, normalizeRegion(incl)) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/go.mod b/realImage_Challenge2016/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6b3e506e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module realImage_Challenge2016
+
+go 1.24.0
diff --git a/realImage_Challenge2016/main.go b/realImage_Challenge2016/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c60e0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realImage_Challenge2016/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"realImage_Challenge2016/distributor"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	distributors, err := distributor.LoadDistributors("data/distributors.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to load distributor data: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testRegions := []string{
+		"CHICAGO-ILLINOIS-UNITEDSTATES",
+		"CHENNAI-TAMILNADU-INDIA",
+		"BANGALORE-KARNATAKA-INDIA",
+		"MUMBAI-MAHARASHTRA-INDIA",
+		"BERLIN-GERMANY",
+		"PARIS-FRANCE",
+	}
+
+	for _, dist := range distributors {
+		fmt.Printf("\n=== Distributor: %s ===\n", dist.Name)
+		for _, region := range testRegions {
+			if distributor.HasPermission(dist, region) {
+				fmt.Printf("Distribution in %s: YES\n", region)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("Distribution in %s: NO\n", region)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}