function add() { var new_chq_no = parseInt($('#total_chq').val()) + 1; var new_input = ""; $('#new_chq').append(new_input); } function remove() { var last_chq_no = $('#total_chq').val(); if (last_chq_no > 1) { $('#new_' + last_chq_no).append(''); $('#total_chq').val(last_chq_no - 1); } }