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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
IREDA holds 33rd Annual General Meeting
Gross Income jumps 17% to Rs. 2372 crore in FY 2019-20
IREDA sanctions loans of Rs. 12,696 crore and disburses Rs. 8,785crore supporting capacity addition of 5673 MWduring 2019-20
The 33rd Annual General Meeting  of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.  , the PSU under Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, held yesterday at India International Centre, New Delhi. Annual accounts for financial year 2019-20 were adopted at the AGM.
Addressing the Directors and Shareholders, Shri Pradip Kumar Das, CMD, IREDA highlighted the performance of FY2019-20 and informed that gross income of the company increased to Rs. 2,372.38 Crore, registering a growth of 17.32%. IREDA has sanctioned the loans of Rs. 12,696 crore and disbursed Rs. 8,785 Crore. Loan sanctioned during the year including co-financed projects/ take over loans ,would support capacity addition of 5673 MW as against 3266 MW in last year.
Speaking about future strategies, CMD emphasized that Green Energy portfolio of the country is consistently growing in terms of both quantity and quality; and is expected to get a further boost with various policy initiatives of the Government, such as PM-KUSUM scheme, Solar & Wind hybrid technologies, Biofuels such as Ethanol and Compressed Bio Gas , E-mobility and associated infrastructure, Off-shore Wind energy, Solar Roof-top programme etc. He further added that IREDA will continue its efforts with various international and multilateral lenders for new lines of credit to meet the resource needs of the Renewable Energy sector. IREDA would also continue its efforts in raising funds from other sources and work towards creation of various alternative financial instruments.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Training for Multi-Layer Farming
ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram is undertaking research  and technology validation through farmers’ participatory research  on Integrated Farming Systems and Cropping Systems under AICRP-Integrated Farming Systems  in 24 states and 1 Union Territory with the participation of 34 State Agricultural Universities, 6 ICAR institutes and 1 Central University. At selected locations of on-station  and on-farm , location specific multi-layer farming involving crops of different heights have been experimented. Awareness among farmers and other stakeholders on multi-layer farming and advantages thereof in these states are also being conducted.
In addition to this, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms” popularly known as ATMA Scheme is already under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country. The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the scheme grants-in-aid is released to the State Governments with an objective to support State Government’s efforts to make available the latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers including training for multi-layer farming. Training of farmers is one of the eligible activities of ATMA Scheme.
During last one year, the Krishi Vigyan Kendras  conducted 4221 training programmes on various themes related to Multi-Layer Farming with participation of 136391 farmers.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chairs a high level meeting to promote domestic production of P&K Fertilisers
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today chaired a high level meeting in which it was decided to continue support to domestic industry for production of P&K fertilizers and propose additional provisions in the present NBS Policy to promote domestic production of P&K fertilizers in the country. This decision will help in utilizing the unutilized domestic production capacity of these fertilizers and promote Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Panchayati Raj celebrates Constitution Day
The FEC  booklet, presenting essential features of Constitution was also released
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj celebrated the Constitution Day today to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949. The celebration began with joining the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind in reading out of Preamble to the Constitution of India by all Officers/ Staff of the Ministry under the leadership of Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
It was followed by administering the Pledge of following the Fundamental Duties of the Citizen to Officers / Officials by Shri  C. S. Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and by Shri K. S. Sethi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
The FEC  booklet, conceptualized in collaboration with NIRD&PR and developed by Mission Samriddhi and We, The People Abhiyan Team, was also released on this occasion by Shri  C. S. Kumar, Additional Secretary, MoPR. The booklet presents the essential features of our Constitution and draws out its connections with our everyday life. Banners displaying Fundamental Duties enshrined in the Constitution have been mounted at strategic locations in the MoPR office premises.
State/ UT Panchayati Raj Departments and Panchayati Raj Institutions have celebrated the Constitution Day with great zeal and enthusiasm, and mass reading of the Preamble to the Constitution was organised ensuring that guidelines issued in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic are adhered to.
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Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism is promoting rural tourism through various initiatives-Tourism Minister
The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Swadesh Darshan Scheme for Integrated Development of theme-based Tourist Circuits for development of tourism infrastructure including last mile connectivity in the country. Recognizing the potential of rural tourism in the country, the Ministry has identified Rural Circuit as one of fifteen thematic circuits identified for development under this scheme.
The objectives of the Swadesh Darshan scheme include creating employment through active involvement of local communities and promoting community-based development and pro-poor tourism approach.
Based on the above criteria, the Ministry has sanctioned following 2 projects total amounting to Rs.125.02 Crores for development of Rural Circuits under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme which are under different stages of implementation: -
- In the State of Bihar, during FY 2017-18, the project “Development of Bhitiharwa - Chandrahia - Turkaulia” amounting to Rs.44.65 Crores.
- In the State of Kerala, during FY 2018-19, the project “Development of Malanad Malabar Cruise Tourism” amounting to Rs. 80.37 Crores.
Ministry has also instituted a National Tourism Award in the category of ‘Best Rural/Agri/Plantation Tourism Projects’ to motivate the stakeholders in the tourism sector for implementing such projects.
Ministry of Rural Development has informed that their Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission  follows the vision of “Development of a cluster of villages that preserve and nurture the essence of rural community life with focus on equity and inclusiveness without compromising with the facilities perceived to be essentially urban in nature, thus creating a cluster of “Rurban Villages”.
Under the Mission, 300 clusters are being developed across 28 States and 8 Union Territories. Tourism is one of the themes of Rurban cluster development. Tourism related activities/ projects are among the 21 component categories under SPMRM.
Ministry of Rural Development has further informed that a total 67 Rurban clusters have proposed tourism related activities in gram panchayats across 26 States/ UTs.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah pays tributes to Indian Army’s brave martyrs of Galwan Valley and expresses deepest condolences to their families
Their bravery reflects India’s commitment towards the motherland: Shri Amit Shah
“I bow to the families, who have blessed the Indian Army with such great heroes”, says Shri Shah
Union Home Minister says the entire nation and the Modi government stands firmly with their families in this hour of grief
Prays for the speedy recovery of the injured
The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has expressed his deepest condolences to the Indian Army’s brave martyrs of Galwan. He has said, “The pain of losing our brave soldiers while protecting our motherland at Ladakh’s Galwan cannot be put in words. The Nation salutes our immortal heroes who sacrificed their lives to keep Indian territory safe and secure. Their bravery reflects India’s commitment towards her land.”
“I bow to the families, who have blessed the Indian Army with such great heroes. India will always remain indebted for their supreme sacrifice. The entire nation and the Modi government stands firmly with their families in this hour of grief. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured,” the Union Home Minister has said.
Ministry of Communications
DAK ADALAT
Nagpur, Dt: 10th March, 2021
Complaints related to Postal Services about non settlement of grievance may now if undecided to be tendered in Dak Adalat 
In doing so please ensure that:
1) Complaints and grievances not replied within 6 weeks only are to be
tendered.
2) Complaints are to be addressed to the following officer and be either handed over personally or be sent by e. mail to Dr. V. A. Gulhane Senior Supdt. Of Post Offices, Nagpur City Division, Nagpur-440001. Email id donagpurcity.mh@indiapost.gov.in
3) There should be one complaint in one application.
4) The name/ designation of the officer to whom the original complaint was addressed and the date on which it was tendered is to be mentioned.
5) Email /application along with a copy of original complaint is to be sent on or before 18.03.2021.
6) Dak Adalat shall be held on 25.03.2021 at 16.00 hrs. in the office of the Senior Supdt. Of Post Offices, Nagpur City Dn., Nagpur - 440001. The Complainant can attend the Dak Adalat if he/she wishes at his /her own cost.

Sr Supdt of Post offices,
Nagpur City Division,
Nagpur-440 001
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President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL CONVENTION ON ‘WOMEN AS FOUNDATION OF VALUE-BASED SOCIETY’ AT GURUGRAM TOMORROW
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit the Om Shanti Retreat Centre at Gurugram tomorrow  to inaugurate the National Convention on ‘Women as Foundation of Value-based Society’ and launch an all India awareness campaign ‘Empowering the Family’.
Ministry of Defence
Visit of ADM Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy to India from 06 – 09 Jan 19
Admiral Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy is visiting India from 06 Jan 19 in conjunction with Raisina Dialogue . The visit aims to consolidate bilateral naval relations between India and France, as also to explore new avenues for naval cooperation.
During his visit, the Chief of the Naval Staff, French Navy will hold bilateral discussions with Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff and other senior officials of the Indian Navy. A range of issues of mutual interest to both navies, encompassing maritime operations, training, logistics and maintenance would be discussed during these meetings.
The Indian Navy cooperates with French Navy on many fronts, which include Bilateral Naval Exercise ‘Varuna’, Interaction on Aircraft Carrier Operations and in generating Maritime Domain Awareness through the medium of Security Dialogue and Staff Talks. In addition, ships from both navies make regular port calls at each others’ ports.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 197.74 Cr
Over 3.67 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,07,189
17,070 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.55%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 3.59%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 197.74 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,57,61,312 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.67 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,09,003
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2nd Dose
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1,00,66,532
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Precaution Dose
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57,13,943
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,24,110
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2nd Dose
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1,76,27,482
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Precaution Dose
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1,03,27,205
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,67,58,383
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2nd Dose
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2,36,28,847
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,04,66,116
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2nd Dose
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4,88,71,705
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,82,91,841
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2nd Dose
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50,17,07,192
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Precaution Dose
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29,97,462
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,34,53,248
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2nd Dose
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19,35,31,330
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Precaution Dose
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25,93,957
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,72,66,892
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2nd Dose
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12,08,86,104
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Precaution Dose
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2,44,49,689
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Precaution Dose
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4,60,82,256
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Total
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1,97,74,71,041
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,07,189. Active cases now constitute 0.25% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.55%. 14,413 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,28,36,906.
17,070 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 5,02,150 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 86.28 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.59% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 3.40%.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Special Campaign 2.0: Surfacing the Way for Cleanliness and good governance
Reducing compliance burden and promoting Ease of Living a key goal
The Government of India started Special campaign 2.0 on 02.10.2022. The campaign is being undertaken in all the organizations of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Union Minister for Labour & Employment Sh. Bhupender Yadav and Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Arti Ahuja are conducting a weekly review of the activities under Special Campaign 2.0 with officials of the Ministry and field organizations.
The prime objective of the campaign is to ensure the disposal of pending matters in government offices and Ministries and, further include strengthening internal monitoring mechanisms, training officers in the record management and digitization of the physical records for improved record management.
The Special Campaign 2.0 is being carried out in two phases- Preparatory phase: 14.09.2022-30.09.2022 & Implementation phase: 02.10.2022-31.10.2022. The focus areas under Campaign 2.0 involves MP’s references, References from state Governments, Inter-Ministerial References, Parliamentary Assurances, PMO References, Public Grievances and Appeals thereof, Record Management and review of the existing rules and procedures to reduce compliance burden and promote ease of living to the citizens.
Comprehensive planning and monitoring of cleanliness, space management and beautification of the ministry and all the field offices formed part of preparatory phase and a total of 1248 campaign sites were identified along with other monitorable parameters. In the implementation phase, the data is being collected on a daily basis and a Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  portal was created for quick redressal of issues.
The progress report of the activities carried out under the Special Campaign 2.0 in the Ministry of Labour and Employment till date is as follows:
Few innovative and best practices undertaken by the Ministry of Labour and Employment during the Special Campaign 2.0 are as follows:
- Filming of 115 yrs. old DGMS office  and residential buildings, library, meeting hall, etc. by the team of Doordarshan. The record room, having the safe custody of more than 100 yrs. old records, along with the monorail man riding system, deployed at MOONIDIH colliery & digitization activities were also covered.
- Provisioning of the in-house nursery after clearing approx. 2000 sq. ft. area of debris of old building and subsequent plantation of hundreds of medicinal plants by EPFO, Gorakhpur.
- Providing wheelchair facilities to old age visitors in approx. 200 m walkway from the office gate to the reception area by EPFO, Gorakhpur.
Special campaign 2.0 is still in progress and aims to ensure cleanliness and speedy disposal of all pending matters in government offices.
Ministry of Finance
Provisional Net Indirect Tax collections  for the Financial Year 2020-21 show growth of more than 12% compared to actual Revenue Receipts in FY 2019-20.
Net Indirect Tax collections represent 108.2% of the Revised Estimates of Rs. 9.89 lakh crore of Indirect Taxes for the F.Y. 2020-21.
The provisional figures for indirect tax collections  for the Financial Year 2020-21 show that net revenue collections are at Rs 10.71 lakh crore as compared to 9.54 lakh Crore for the Financial Year 2019-20, thereby registering a growth of 12.3%. Net Indirect Tax Collection for the Financial Year 2020-21 shows that 108.2% of the Revised Estimates  of indirect taxes for Financial Year 2020-21 has been achieved.
As regards customs, net tax collections stood at Rs. 1.32 lakh crore during Financial Year 2020-21 as compared to Rs.1.09 lakh crore during the previous Financial Year, thereby registering a growth of around 21%.
Net Tax collections on account of Central Excise and Service Tax during Financial Year 2020-21 stood at Rs. 3.91 lakh crore as compared to Rs.2.45 lakh crore in the previous Financial Year, thereby registering a growth of more than 59%.
Net Tax collections on account of GST of Centre  during Financial Year 2020-21 is Rs. 5.48 lakh crore as compared to Rs. 5.99 lakh crore in the previous Financial Year. Revised estimates of Net GST collection including CGST and Compensation Cess for FY 2020-21 was Rs. 5.15 Lakh Crore , Thus, the actual net GST collections is 106% of total targeted collection, though these are 8% lower than the last FYs collection. The GST collections were severely affected in the first half of the Financial year on account of Covid. However, in the second half, the GST collections registered a good growth and collections exceeded Rs 1 lakh crore in each of the last six months. March saw an all-time high of GST collection at Rs 1.24 lakh crore after very good figures in the month of January and February. Several measures taken by the Central Government helped in improving compliance in GST.
The above figures are as yet provisional and subject to change pending reconciliation.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Consumer Affairs Minister, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launches ‘Consumer App’: A one stop solution for consumer grievance redressal at the palm of every consumer across the nation
In order to fast-track consumer grievance redressal process and provide an effective forum for consumers to give their valuable suggestions to the Department on consumer related issues, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘Consumer App’ today in KrishiBhawan. Another bold step towards achieving the objective of ‘Digital India’, the app aims to provide a one stop solution for consumer grievance redressal at the palm of every consumer across the nation via mobile phones.
Addressing the media after launching the app, Shri Paswan said that complaint status will be monitored on a daily basis by the ministry and on a weekly basis by him personally. The registered consumer will be informed about their complaint via SMS/E-mail with a unique number which can be tracked by the consumer. The Minister further said that there will be time bound resolution of all grievances and those that are simple in nature will be resolved within 20 days while those that elicit a feedback from companies or further enquiries will be resolved within 2 months/60 days. Shri Paswan also said that if after 60 days the grievance is not resolved, the consumer will be advised to proceed to consumer fora. Also, now the consumer will be informed before closure of a complaint and if the consumer is not satisfied then the complaint will be referred further to the concerned department.
The Consumer App is loaded with various consumer centric features which will benefit both Consumers and the Government. Consumers can sign-up with an OTP  and create an user ID and password to use the app. Consumers will now be able to lodge complaints / Grievances directly through this app which then will be taken up with companies for quick redressal. Feature to track the lodged grievances is also built in this app. Various important links that will be useful to the consumers are also available in the app.
The knowledgebase available in the app is a very useful feature that will help consumers get information pertaining to 42 Sectors including Consumer Durables, Electronic Products, e-commerce, Banking, Insurance, etc. Consumers can use this app in Hindi and English on both Android and IoS platforms. This App can be downloaded free of costfrom Google Play Store or App Store for Apple.Consumers can also give their valuable suggestions through the Consumer App.