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Lok Sabha Question No. 4543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Give up Campaign
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

No. 4543

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2016

## GIVE UP CAMPAIGN

SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a proposal for extension of Give up Campaign for subsidy of construction of individual toilets in urban areas; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b):  No,  Madam.  There  is  no  Give  up  Campaign  for  subsidy  of construction of individual toilets in urban areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Science and Technology Policy
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4542

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2016

## SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

## †4542. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an important area of development in universities regarding research particularly in Science and Technology has been left neglected while formulating Science and Technology policies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is need to develop scientific temper in the country and to formulate new Science and Technology Policy; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) & (b):  No Madam, important area of development in universities regarding research particularly in Science and Technology has not been neglected while formulating Science and Technology policies.
- (c) Scientific Temper is infused as an integral element of the practices and principles of Science & Technology. An additional and specific emphasis on the practice of science and technology as duty of every citizen will off course strengthen the present orientation significantly. Science Technology and Innovation Policy - 2013 emphasise about public awareness and public accountability of Indian STI Sector.
- (d) The  Department  of  Science  &  Technology  through  its  National  Council  for  Science  and Technology  Communication  (NCSTC)  and  Vigyan  Prasar,  an  autonomous  organization  of  the Department,  is  actively  engaged  in  infusing  scientific  temper  through  its  science  communication activities. This is specifically for citizen in all walks of life going beyond the scientific community.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Air Purification Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4540 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

AIR PURIFICAITON TECHNOLOGY

4540. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has taken up research on priority to harness technology for air purification and if the details thereof;
- (b) whether air   purifier equipment in India has not been calibrated to Indian air standards and if so, the details thereof;
- d) the steps the Government has taken to monitor the sale of air purifiers in Indian market; and
- c) whether the air purifier makers have jumped into the market after thick smog engulfed NCR region and if sO, the details thereof;
- (e) the other measures the Government has taken to harness technology for purification of air?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S: CHOWDARY)

- (a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Discontinuation of Rail Budget
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## DISCONTINUATION OF RAIL BUDGET

4539. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  consultations  with  all  stakeholders including unions before taking decision to do away with rail budget;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government proposes to dissolve Railway Board too in the new context;
- (c)     if  not,  the  new  role  Government  is  envisaging  to  Rail  Ministry  and Railway Board;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to dissolve the Railway Ministry and merge it with the Ministry of Transport and National Highways; and
- (e) if  so,  the  other  major  reforms  proposed  in  continuation  with  the decision to end separate rail budget?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) :  The merger of Railway Budget with General Budget is based on the recommendations  of  the  Committee  headed  by  Shri  Bibek  Debroy, Member,  NITI  Aayog  and  a  separate  paper  on  'Dispensing  with  the Railway Budget' by Shri Bibek Debroy along with Shri Kishore Desai. A Committee with representatives from Ministry of Finance and Ministry of  Railways  examined  the  issues  involved  and  worked  out  the procedural  details  based  on  which  the  Government  has  decided  to merge Rail Budget with the Union Budget from budget year 2017-18.

All stakeholders including Railway Convention Committee, Standing Committee, Unions etc. have been informed of the decision.

- (b) :  No, Madam.
- (c) : The Railway Ministry and Railway Board are functioning as usual.
- (d) :  No, Madam.
- (e) :   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Funding Research and Development
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4538

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2016

## FUNDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

## 4538. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is funding research and development projects based on competitive bidding in both Centre and State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the State-wise number of such projects received and funded by the Union Government during the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints for misappropriation of funds allocated for this purpose;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  consultation  with  State  Governments  to  implement  the sanctioned projects on research and development?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) No, Madam. The Ministry of Science and Technology has no scheme / program for funding research and development projects based on competitive bidding in both Centre and State.

- (b) to (f): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Train the Trainer Programme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4537

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2016

## TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAMME

## 4537.    SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of people trained under the Certification Programme of Train the Trainer (TTT) programme under the digital India initiative, State-wise;
- (b) the breakup of the participants involved and the budget allocated till date for the programme, State-wise;
- (c) whether any NGOs have been partnered with for implementing the said programme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) and (b): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is implementing Capacity Building Scheme Phase-II having certificate programme of Train the Trainer  (TTT)  as  one  of  the  components.  It  is  being  implemented  centrally  and  the participants  are  participating  from  different  States/UTs.  Funds  of  `  5.0  crore  have  been allocated  for  this  certificate  programme.  The  state-wise  details  of  the  participants  are  as below:
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

| S. No.   | State/UT                     | No. of participants          |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands  | 4                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh               | 12                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh            | 5                            |
| 4        | Assam                        | 4                            |
| 5        | Bihar                        | 3                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh                   | 1                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                 | 1                            |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli       | 2                            |
| S. No.   | State/UT No. of participants | State/UT No. of participants |
| 9        | Delhi                        | 15                           |
| 10       | Gujarat                      | 1                            |

| 11   | Haryana        |   5 |
|------|----------------|-----|
| 12   | Jammu &Kashmir |   3 |
| 13   | Karnataka      |   6 |
| 14   | Kerala         |   7 |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh |  14 |
| 16   | Maharashtra    |  20 |
| 17   | Manipur        |   9 |
| 18   | Meghalaya      |  11 |
| 19   | Mizoram        |   6 |
| 20   | Nagaland       |   6 |
| 21   | Odisha         |   2 |
| 22   | Punjab         |   3 |
| 23   | Rajasthan      |  16 |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu     |   3 |
| 25   | Telangana      |   8 |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh  |  11 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand    |   2 |
| 28   | West Bengal    |  11 |
|      | Total          | 191 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Monorail Services
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

NO.   4536

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4536 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2016 MONORAIL SERVICES

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be please to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce monorail services in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of monorail proposals received by the Government during the last three years and the current year along with the names of stretch and estimated cost of each stretch, State/UTwise;
- (c) the  details  of  proposals  cleared  and  lying  pending  along  with
- the reasons for pendency and the time by which these pending proposals are likely to be cleared; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned and released during the above period for various projects, stretch, project and State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN

## DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) :No, Madam. Urban transport projects including monorail  projects  are  initiated  by  the  concerned

State  Government/UT  Administration/  Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs). (b) to (d): In last three years, Central Government has received only one monorail proposal. Government of Tamil Nadu had sought  'in-principle'  approval  for  implementing  a  Monorail Project (Phase-I) from Poonamallee to Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadaplani of about 20.68 kms at an estimated cost of Rs.3,267 crores under Design, Build, Finance, Operation & Transfer (DBFOT) model. 'In principle' approval was accorded to the proposal with no financial support from the Government of India. No funds have been sanctioned/released in the last three years and current year for monorail projects. ****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Frequency of Garib Rath
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## FREQUENCY OF GARIB RATH

4535.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Railways  is  planning  to  run  Garib  Rath  daily  from Rajkot to New Delhi via Viramgam-Mehsana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which this train is likely to be run?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b)&(c)  Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Hostel Facilities to Poor Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: JHINA  HIKAKA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## Hostel Facilities to Poor Students

## 4533. SHRI JHINA HIKAKA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is planning to introduce any scheme to provide hostel facilities for poor students of minority communities in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether there is any proposal with the Government to extend reservation to Minority Communities to address the problem of poverty in those communities; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b) There is no proposal to introduce the new scheme to provide hostel facilities to poor minority students because the Ministry of Minority Affairs is already implementing a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  namely  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme(MsDP)  in  identified  710 Minority Concentration  Blocks,  66  Minority  Concentration  Towns  and  13  Cluster  of  Villages across the country with an aim to provide socio-economic infrastructure and basic amenities for uplifting  the  quality  of  life  of  minorities.    Creation  of  infrastructure  for  educational  purpose including hostels for students is a priority programme under MsDP.

- (c) & (d).  The matter regarding reservation to Minority Communities is presently sub judice in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Totaliser Machines for Elections
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4532

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## TOTALISER MACHINES FOR ELECTIONS

## 4532. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is considering to introduce the totaliser machines for the ballot counting in elections;
- (b) if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  planned  expenditure  on  replacing  the  present  machines  with totaliser system; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  these  totaliser  machines do not  adversely affect  the booth management system of each political party for elections?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)

- (a): No, Madam.

- (b) to (d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Functioning of Government Departments
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4531

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

## FUNCTIONING OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

## 4531. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number  of vacancies in various departments of the Central Government is affecting the functioning of these departments/ministries;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the corrective measures being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):    As per the Annual Report on Pay and Allowances of Central Government civilian employees for 2015-16, published by the Department of Expenditure, as on 01.03.2015, the percentage of  vacant posts  to the total sanctioned posts  is  11.52.  The posts  sanctioned  in Government Ministries/Departments are required to be filled as per the Recruitment Rules as and  when  vacancies  arise.  The  vacancies  occur  due  to  superannuation,  promotion,  death, resignation etc. and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process.

All  Ministries/Departments  are  advised  from  time  to  time  to  ensure  timely  and advance  action  for  convening  Departmental  Promotion  Committee  meetings  in  terms  of Model Calendar so that vacant posts in the promotion quota are filled in a timely manner. As regards,  filling  up  Direct  Recruitment  vacancies,  SSC  has  recently  introduced  computer based  mode  in  place  of  OMR  based  mode  for  certain  recruitment  examinations,  which  is likely  to  reduce  the  time  taken  for  the  recruitment  process.  Further,  interviews  for  NonGazetted Group 'B' and Group 'C' posts have also been discontinued.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Immigration of Indian Students
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## IMMIGRATION OF INDIAN STUDENTS

4529. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of Indian students in the UK universities has declined;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken up the immigration issue of Indian students during the British Prime Minister Theresa May's recent visit to India;
- (d)
- if so, the reaction of the British Prime Minister thereto, and
- (e) the other issues that figured between UK and Indian leaders?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) to (d) The number of Indian students enrolled in the UK universities  declined  from  29,900  in  2011-12  to  18,320  in  2014-15 according to the data published by the UK Higher Education Statistics Agency. One of the reasons for this decline is the curtailment of the period of post-study stay in the UK. This curtailment, however, is not specific  to  Indian  nationals  but  applies  to  all  non-EEA  (European Economic Area) students.

All issues pertaining to Indian students including visa were taken up  during  the  recent  visit  of  the  UK  Prime  Minister  to  India.  The  UK side stated that they welcome Indian students to the UK and that there is no cap on the number of Indian students coming to study in the UK. This has also been reflected in the Joint Statement issued during the visit of UK Prime Minister to India in November, 2016.

- (e) During the visit of Prime Minister of United Kingdom to India on 68  November  2016,  PM  and  UK  PM  discussed  all  aspects  of  India-UK relations including political engagements, economic cooperation, scientific and technological collaboration, defence cooperation, counter-terrorism, cyber cooperation and consular issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Laying of Kurnool-Nandyal Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4528 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## LAYING OF KURNOOL-NANDYAL RAILWAY LINE

4528.     SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  North-South  distance  will  be  substantially  reduced  by connecting  Kurnool  and  Nandyal  via  Panyam  as  Nandyal  is  already connected to Yerraguntla which is on Chennai-Bombay line by laying a new Railway line along with the National Highway;
- (b) if so, whether there is any proposal to lay a railway line between Kurnool and Nandyal via Panyam; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Railways for laying of above line and the time by which the work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  However, no survey has been conducted so far.

(c): Does not arise.

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