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Lok Sabha Question No. 2406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Diseases due to Poverty
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## DISEASES DUE TO POVE RTY

## 2406. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) poverty is one of the main reasons for spreading of diseases;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the WHO has made any suggestion to check deaths occurring due to poverty;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): According to World Health Organization, poverty is considered an important soc determinant of health and an important contributor to ill - health in many contexts. Poverty and ill health are often closely linked.
- (b): Various Ministries of Government of India in participation with State Governments are implementing large number of schemes and programmes for poverty alleviation. Minis of Health and Family Welfare is implementing

National Health Mission to address health needs of people, particularly , poor and under  privileged  by  promoting  access  to  quality  health  services,  reducing  out  of expenses  through  free  drugs  and  diagnostics  initiatives,  controlling/eliminating preventable diseases etc.

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) pr ovides health insurance coverage of Rs. 30,000/ -per  annum  to  families  of  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  and  11  other  defined  categories Unorganized  Workers.  Senior  Citizens  Health  Insurance  Scheme  (SCHIS)  as  top  up  over existing RSBY scheme has been implemen ted for senior citizens aged 60 years and above. SCHIS provides enhanced coverage of Rs. 30,000 per senior citizen in the family enro under RSBY.

- (c) & (d): WHO recommends to move towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and to develop mechanisms for financial protection from health related expenditures and access quality health services at affordable cost.

(e): Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has adopted the National Health Policy 201 with a mandate to achieving the highest possible level of good health and wellbeing, through a  preventive  and  promotive  health    care  orientation  in  all  developmental  policies, achieve universal access to good quality health care services without anyone having t financial hardship as a consequence.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Role of GST in Widening Tax Base
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2405 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 09, 2018/PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA)

## Role of GST in widening Tax Base

## 2405.SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI   LEKHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) helped in widening the tax base of the Government; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the license of the companies that have been cancelled since the implementation

- of GST?

(a) Yes Sir. under GST.

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (b) As on 2nd March, 2018, a total of 1,03,99,305 taxpayers are registered under GST which  include 64,42,325 taxpayers who have migrated from the erstwhile tax regimes  to GST and 39,56,980 who have taken new registration
- (c) Information is not available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: ASHA Workers in Urban Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## ASHA WORKERS IN URBAN AREAS

## 2403. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any proposal  to  employ  about  three  lakhs  Urban Soci l Health  Activists  under  the  aegis  of ASHA  workers  in  the  urban  areas,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (b) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): No. The National Urban Health Mission Framework for Implementation envisages an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) as in rural areas.
- (b): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Restoration of Sharing Pattern between Centre and States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2401

To be answered on

Friday; March 9, 2018/Phalguna 18, 1939 (Saka) Restoration of Sharing Pattern between Centre and States

## 2401. SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government considers of restoring the earlier sharing pattern for the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSSs) to enable the States to have more resources for their State schemes; and
- (b) if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)& (b): Based on the recommendations of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers, after the approval of the Cabinet; NITI Aayog vide its O.M. No. 0-11013/02/2015-CSS & CMC dated 17th August, 2016 has issued instruction for revised   funding pattern of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS): Following the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission; devolution of resources from divisible pool of revenues has increased by 10%, from 32% to 42%, thereby putting significant resources at the disposal of the State Governments for   schemelproject   implementation. As such; there is no proposal for further restoring the earlier sharing pattern:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Participation of Women
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2400 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 9TH MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA)

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN

## QUESTION

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

2400.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT: be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether domestic companies have failed in increasing the participation of women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  increase  the participation of women in domestic companies;

(c)  if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done; and

- (d)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE               (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

विवि और न्याय एिं कारपोरेट कायय मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री

(a) to (d):- Under section 149 of Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) read with the corresponding rules, every listed company and prescribed class of companies are required to appoint at least one  woman director. Section 172 of the Act lays  down  punishment  for  non-appointment  of  woman  director  by  the company. As on 21.12.2017, Registrar of Companies have filed prosecutions against 202 non-compliant public unlisted companies.

Securities  and  Exchange  Board  of  India  (SEBI)  under  the  Department  of Economic Affairs also mandates appointment of at least one woman director on  the  board  of  listed  companies  under  SEBI  (Listing  Obligations  and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015.   As on 31.12.2017, 1664 out of 1728 active companies listed on National Stock Exchange and 3945 out of 4107  active  companies  listed  on  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  have  appointed women directors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Removal of Employees
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES

## 2399. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of his Ministry that Government of Andhra Prades removed 800 employees from various departments of AYUSH, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the Ministry extends financial assistance to supporting National Rural Health Mission and asked the Government of Andhra Pradesh to appoint docto so t hat it can provide funds to supporting staff, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to reconsider extending financial assistan doctors are appointed in AYUSH hospitals and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) : Public health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to provide health care services  lies  with  the  respective  State  Governments. However,  as  informed  by  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh, they have issued Memo No. 3353/A2/NRHM/2016 dated 20.04.2017 stating that it is not feasible to continue with th e services for the (716) para medical staff where there ar no Medical Officer and informed the Regional Deputy Directors may intimate the same to para  medical  staff  working  in  AYUSH  facilities,  where  there  are  no  Medical  Officers  u National Rural Health Mission Scheme.
- (b)  &  (c) : Public health and hospital being a State subject, the primary responsibil provide  health  care  services  lies  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  However,  unde National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs for strengthening  their  healthcare  systems  based  on  the  requirements  posed  by  the  States/U their  Programme  Implementation  Plans  (PIPs) within  their  overall  resource  envelope. This support, inter alia, includ es support for mainstreaming of AYUSH through co - located facilities and  health  human  resource  for  AYUSH services  on  contractual  basis.  Further,  being  a  State subject, all administrative and personnel matters pertaining to health human resource HR) too fall within the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments and Government of India does not directly appoint or remove any Health HR in any State/UT under NHM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Recapitalisation of UCBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 2398 To be answered on Friday, March 09, 2018/Phalguna 18, 1939 (Saka)

## Recapitalisation of UCBs

2398. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  there  is  no  proper  policy  for recapitalisation/infusion  of  Urban  Cooperative  Banks  (UCBs)  similar  to  the  one formulated for public sector banks; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action proposed to be taken in this regard including issuing the funds for recapitalisation of UCBs?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

(a) & (b):  As reported by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)  are member  owned  institutions  and  hence the onus lies on the shareholders of the UCBs to take all steps to strengthen the capital base of the bank. RBI has further informed that keeping in view the legal and structural issues that  make  raising  of  capital  difficult,  UCBs  have  been  permitted  by  RBI  to  raise capital funds through financial restructuring and alternative instruments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Diabetes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2395 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## DIABETES

## 2395. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has developed ayurvedic medicine to treat chronic diabetes;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  test  report  and  the  results  of  the  con ce ned  CSIR research; and
- (c) the proposal of Government for mass use of the medicine to control diabetes therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a):      Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Minist AYUSH has developed an anti - diabetic formulation AYUSH - 82 for the management of Type - 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Co uncil of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its constit laboratories namely CSIR - Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR - CIMAP) and CSIR - National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR - NBRI) has developed a formulation BGR34, to be used by patients of newly diagnosed diabetes only as a measure for management of disease.
- (b):          The  formulation  BGR34  was  developed  after  standardization  and  pre - clinical  studies conducted jointly by CSIR - CIMAP and CSIR - NBRI.
- (c):            For  m ass  use,  the  technology  of  AYUSH - 82  has  been  commercialized  to  several pharmaceutical companies through National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi.  The  technology  of  BGR34  has  been  transferred  after  proper  approvals  to  M/s  AIM Pvt. Ltd.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Guidelines for Medico Legal Care
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## GUIDELINES FOR MEDIC O LEGAL CARE

## 2392. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to train medical practitioners in States a Guidelines for MedicoLegal Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any mechanism with the Government to monitor the effecti implementation of these guidelines in the States which have adopted these guidelines and the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any State - w ise figures of the number of complaints wherein the medical practitioner failed to comply with the standardised procedures for dealing with s of sexual violence, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b):Government has formulated a document entitled 'Guidelines and P rotocols -Medico legal  care  of  victims/survivors  of  Sexual  violence'  with  an  objective  to  bring  about  a  certain degree of uniformity in approaching, treating and documenting cases of sexual violence. guidelines have been circulated to all States/Union Territ ories vide letter dated 17 th April, 2014.

In order to implement these guidelines & protocols, various workshop were organised this Ministry jointly with WHO in different Regions/States of the country, with the fo objectives: -

- i.Identif y  key  challenges,  constraints  and  gap  in  strengthening  health  sector  respon sexual violence.
- ii.Develop  an  understanding  of  the  national  protocols  and  guidelines  developed  by MoHFW and to expedite their implementations.
- iii. Building the State capacity in planning and implementation of such specialized services.
- iv.Documentation and sharing of best practices and experiences of responding towards needs of the victims of sexual violence among States/UTs.
- v. To emphasize that the sexual assault victims/survivor s cannot be denied free treatment in a hospital, whether it is a public or a private hospital.
- ( c) : 'Health' being a State Subject, no such data is maintained Centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Money Laundering Activities of Deregistered Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2390 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 09 TH  MARCH, 2018 [PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA)]

## MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF DEREGISTERED COMPANIES

## QUESTION

2390.  SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  more  than  one  lakh  directors  for disqualification as on 12.09.2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether money laundering activities are also performed under the aegis of these companies and the same also being scanned by the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  also  cancelled  the  registration  of  2  lakh companies and restricted operations of their bank accounts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE                   (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY) AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

- (a): The disqualification of director of a company is by operation of law as laid down under the provisions of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.  Section 164 (2)  (a),  inter-alia,  prescribes  that  no  person  who  is  or  has  been  a  director  of  a company  which  has  not  filed  financial  statements  or  annual  returns  for  any continuous period of three financial years shall be eligible to be re-appointed as director of that company or appointed as director in other company for a period of five years from the date on which the said company fails to do so.  Further, Section 167(1) (a) of the Act prescribes that the office of a director shall become vacant in case  he  incurs  any  of  the  disqualifications  specified  in  section  164  of  the  Act. Further, Rule 14(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 requires the companies to intimate the particulars of their directors on such failure by filing a prescribed form DIR-9 to Registrar of Companies [ROCs]. 3,09,619 Directors were  identified as disqualified under Section 164(2)(a) read with Section 167 of the Companies Act, 2013 for non-filing of Financial Statements or Annual Returns for a continuous period of immediately preceding 3 (three) financial years (2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16).
- (b): Further  the  Central  Government  has  ordered  investigation  into  the  true ownership of 68 number of companies under section 216 read with section 210(1)(c) of  the  Companies  Act,  2013,  which  have  deposited  and  withdrawn  funds  in  an exceptional manner from their bank accounts during the demonetization period.

(c): Government  has  struck  off  2,26,166  companies  from  the  register  of companies  as  on  31.12.2017  following  due  process  under  the  provisions  of Companies  Act,  2013  and  shared  the  information  with  all  banks  for  their  due diligence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Yoga Classes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## YOGA CLASSES

## 2388. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take any concrete steps in the coming days to yoga classes being run by State and Central Universities more effective;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any plan to open more yoga centres in Madhya Pradesh in addition to and Central Universities; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (c) Yoga related activities in State and Central Universities does not fall under the of the Ministry of AYUSH.

Contd………….

However, as per the information received from University Grant Commission (UGC), Ministry of HRD, it has sanctioned full - fledged Yoga department and courses in the following Six Central Universities: -

Ph.D.

M.Sc.

and

(Yoga and

and

|   Sl.No. | Name of the University                     | Course Approved by UGC                                   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | B.Sc. (Yogic Science) and (Yogic Science)                |
|        2 | VisvaBharati, Shantiniketan                | B.Sc. (Yogic Science) and (Yogic Science)                |
|        3 | Central University of Rajasthan            | M.Sc. (Yoga Therapy) Certificate/Diploma in Yoga         |
|        4 | Central University of Kerala               | Diploma in Yoga, M.A. Therapy) and Ph.D. (Yoga)          |
|        5 | Indira Gandhi National University          | Tribal B.Sc. (Yogic Science) Certificate/Diploma in Yoga |
|        6 | Manipur University                         | B.Sc. (Yogic Science) Certificate/Diploma in Yoga        |

UGC  has  already  sanctioned  Yoga  Department  in IndiraGandhi  National  Tribal University, which is situated in Madhya Pradesh.

Also,  the  State  Universities  do  not  receive  maintenance  grants  from  the  UGC  a therefore, they do not require any approval of the UGC to start any new programmes inclu Yoga.

Further, the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  has recently opened 01 Out Patient Department (OPD) in Govt. Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

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