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Lok Sabha Question No. 6359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Appeal against Tribunals
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## Appeal against Tribunals

†6359. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  Law  Commission  of  India  has  given  suggestions  to  amend  the Administrative  Tribunals  Act  for  curbing  appellate  jurisdiction  of  the  High Court against decision of Central and State Administrative Tribunals and filing of direct appeal in the Supreme Court only; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  and  (b):  The  Law  Commission  of  India  has  informed  that  on  the  said  issue  the  Law Commission had submitted its Report No. 162 titled 'Review of functioning of Central Administrative Tribunal, Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal  and  Income-Tax  Appellate  Tribunal' and  Report  No.  215  titled  'L. Chandra Kumar be revisited by Larger Bench of Supreme Court'. In this Report the  Law  Commission  of  India  had  recommended  for  constitution  of  National Appellate  Administrative  Tribunal  on  the  lines  of  the  National  Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission u/s 20 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Details of these Reports are also available on the website of Law Commission of India i.e. www.lawcommissionofindia.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Vacant Security Vacancies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## VACANT SECURITY VACANCIES

6358.  SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  vacancies  lying  vacant  in  different  zones  of Railways, category-wise, connected with safety and security of rail passengers as on date; and
- (b) the steps taken to fill up the vacancies?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  AND (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6358  BY  SHRI  M.  RAJA  MOHAN REDDY TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 12.04.2017 REGARDING VACANT SECURITY VACANCIES

The  total  number  of  vacancies  including  safety  and  security vacancies in Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D'  category in Zonal

(a) Railways as on 31.12.2016 (Provisional) is as under:

| Zonal Railway      |   Vacancy |
|--------------------|-----------|
| Central            |     22674 |
| East Coast         |      7608 |
| East Central       |     17229 |
| Eastern            |     21679 |
| Metro              |       829 |
| North Central      |     16001 |
| North Eastern      |     11050 |
| Northeast Frontier |     10783 |
| Northern           |     27663 |
| North Western      |     13006 |
| South Central      |     14580 |
| South East Central |      5861 |
| South Eastern      |     13923 |
| Southern           |     10829 |
| South Western      |      5033 |
| West Central       |     10447 |
| Western            |     16628 |
| Total              |    225823 |

(b)  Filling  up  of  vacancies is  a  continuous process. The policy of the  Railway  Administration  is  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  as  per requirement,  as  per  laid  down  procedure.  The  total  number  of persons empanelled for various Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' posts during the last five years is 2,10,285. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 6357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Promotion of BPO’s
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  6357

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.04.2017

## PROMOTION OF BPO'S

## 6357.     SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  has  identified  any  places  in  the  State  of  Telangana  for promotion of Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs)  under Digital India Programme; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof; District-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Under Digital India programme, the Government has launched India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS), for creation of employment opportunities and promotion of investment  in  IT/ITES  sector  across  the  country  particularly  in  small  cities/towns including  rural  areas.  Under  IBPS,  48,300  seats  for  setting  up  BPO/ITES  operations have  been  distributed  among  State/UTs  based  on  their  population  percentage  as  per Census 2011 (excluding Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad and States of NER).

For  the  State  of  Telangana  (excluding  Hyderabad)  1,200  seats  have  been  allocated. Eligible  companies  can  participate  in  online  bidding  of  IBPS  to  setup  BPO/ITES operations  in  Telangana.  Till  date,  one  company  has  entered  into  a  preliminary agreement with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), the implementing agency of IBPS, to setup BPO/ITES operations of 200 seats at Karimnagar District, Telangana.

IBPS provides  capital  support  along  with  several  special  incentives  like  encouraging employment to women and physically disabled persons, promoting local entrepreneurs, upto  Rs. 1 lakh/seat in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) etc.   Further, details of the scheme are available at www.meity.gov.in/ibps and https://ibps.stpi.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Training to OBC, SC and ST Persons
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## TRAINING TO OBC, SC AND ST PERSONS

## †6356. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  persons  belonging  to  the  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) of the country who have been given skill training by the Government in the last three years and the number of persons out of them who have got employment;
- (b) the plan of the Government for providing training and employment to the persons belonging to SCs and STs accomplished in special arts and in their respective traditional arts;
- (c) whether the Government has launched any special skill training programme for the persons belonging to the SCs and STs living in the Himalayan region; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (d) There are more than 40 schemes in 20 different Ministries which provide a variety of Skill Development training programmes to people, including people belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) of the country, including Himalayan region. In the domain of long term skill training, National Council  for  Vocational  training  (NCVT)  has  made  provision  for  reservation  of  seats  in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for training of candidates belonging to OBC, SC and ST categories.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship skill development scheme  of  Government  of  India  targeting  to  skill  youth  from  all  sections  of  the  society including SCs, STs and OBCs. PMKVY, implemented through National Skill Development Corporation  (NSDC),  enables  such  youth  for  taking  short  term  fresh  training  and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training partner/training centers. Under PMKVY,  22,49,109 candidates have been trained throughout the country, out of which number of trained candidates belonging to OBC, SC & ST categories is 8,20,230;  3,07,218 & 93,702 respectively. Under PMKVY 2015-16, it was not mandatory for NSDC's training partners to report employment data. However, as per the reported data, 2.47 lakh candidates have been given the placement offer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Pension and Retirement Benefits
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6355

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017)

## PENSION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS

## 6355. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  ensure  timely  disbursement  of pension and retirement benefits to the retiring Government officials;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  launched  an  online  pension  sanction  and  payment tracking system, 'Bhavishya' for timely disbursement of retirement benefits; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## 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 (d):  In the recent past the Government has simplified pension rules relating to sanction of pension etc. which has since been incorporated in an online system for tracking of pension sanction and payment process called 'BHAVISHYA' for retiring Central Government Civil employees. Tracking can be done by the individual as well as the administrative authorities for  all  actions  preparatory  to  grant  of  pension  and  other  retirement  benefits.  Facility  also exists for tracking payment of subsequent monthly pension.  This is in line with the priorities of Government to ensure transparency and accountability in systems and processes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Death in Winter and Summer Seasons
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6352 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 12, 2017

## DEATH IN WINTER AND SUMMER SEASONS

No. 6352 SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  POVERTY  ALLEVIATION  be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  deaths caused in urban areas due to harsh climatic conditions during the winter and summer seasons;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and if  not,  the  reasons therefor along
- with the reaction of the Government thereon;
- (c) the provisions made by the Government for preventing deaths of the  poor  due  to  heat  and  cold  during  the  summer  and  winter seasons respectively; and
- (d) the extent of success achieved as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

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(a) to (d): One  of  the  reasons  for  deaths  due  to  extreme  weather conditions could be because of lack of proper habitat. It is the primary responsibility of Governments of the States/Union Territories to provide shelter for the urban homeless population. Data on the number of deaths in  urban  areas  during  winter  and  summer  season  due  to  extreme weather condition is not available separately.

In order to complement and supplement the efforts of Governments of  States/  UTs  in  this  regard,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty Alleviation  is  administering  a  scheme  'Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless

(SUH)' as one of the seven components of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  through  respective States/UTs.  It focuses on providing permanent shelters along with basic facilities  to  the  urban  homeless.  As  on  28.02.2017,  a  total  of  1263 shelters  have  been  sanctioned  by  24  States/UTs,  out  of  which  658 shelters are operational. Provision  of  shelter  for  urban  homeless  is  a  step  in  the  right direction to prevent deaths of homeless people due to extreme weather conditions. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 6351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Allocation of 4G Spectrum to BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH   APRIL, 2017

## ALLOCATION OF 4G SPECTRUM TO BSNL

## 6351. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated allocation of 4G Spectrum through auction;
- (b) if so, the details and the status thereof;
- (c) whether BSNL has requested the Government for the allocation of 4G Spectrum;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has taken a decision on BSNL's request; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) The  Government  auctions  spectrum  in  various  frequency  bands,  without specifying  any  technology.  It  is  for  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  to  deploy  the technology  (2G,  3G,  4G  etc.)  within  the  spectrum  acquired  by  them  in  various  frequency bands.  In  the  last  spectrum  auction  conducted  in  October  2016,  a  total  of  2354.75  MHz spectrum was put to auction in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz  and  2500  MHz  bands.  Out  of  2354.75  MHz  spectrum,  964.80  MHz  of  spectrum  in various bands was sold. Some TSPs have deployed 4G services in 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands.
- (c) to (e) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  requested  either  to  allocate  a  5 MHz slot in 700 MHz band through Equity Infusion route or to allocate a 5 MHz slot in 2100 MHz band for providing 4G services on temporary basis. No decision has been taken on this request  of  BSNL  so  far.  Further,  entire  available  spectrum  in  700  MHz  band  for  telecom services  was  put  to  auction  in  the  spectrum  auction  held  in  October  2016.  BSNL  did  not participate in the auction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Waste Management Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY

## 6349. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has framed a robust waste management policy  for  cleanliness  and  sanitation  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  segregation  of  bio-degradable  and  non-biodegradable waste takes place at any station and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details regarding installation of effluent treatment plants in major stations, zone-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) Yes, Madam. Policy guidelines have been issued from time to time regarding Waste Management on Indian Railways including the following aspects:
- (i) Handling  and  disposal  of  Municipal  Solid  Waste  arising  in the railway station area.
- (ii) Handling  and  disposal  of  garbage  arising  from  catering services.
- (iii) Segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
- (iv) Disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries and e-waste.
- (v) Prohibition of open burning of waste.

Garbage collected from different points is disposed off to the places  nominated  by  local  bodies  like  Municipal  Corporation  / Nagarpalika. Final disposal of garbage is done by these local bodies.

Railways  have  also  proposed  a  pilot  project  for  disposal  of Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  being  generated  at  major  railway terminals in an environment friendly manner including segregation of waste and conversion of bio-degradable waste to energy.

- (b) Detailed instructions have been issued for provision of separate  dustbins  for  biodegradable  (wet)  and  non-biodegradable (dry) at major railway stations. Apart from vending stalls, separate dustbins  for  collection  of  biodegradable  (wet)  waste  and  nonbiodegradable (dry) waste are to be provided on the platforms and all  passenger  interface  areas.    Railways  have  to  provide  different coloured  dustbins  and  polythene  liner  bags  for  biodegradable  and non-biodegradable waste.

As informed by the zonal railways, segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste is being done at some major stations of  railways such as ER, NCR, SR, SCR, SECR and WCR.  However, segregation  is  generally  not  done  at  collection  and  final  disposal stage by the local Municipal bodies.

(c) The effluent treatment plant at stations data is maintained by the  concerned Zonal Railways. As informed by the zonal railways, effluent  treatment  plants  are  installed  at  06  stations  in  CR,  02 stations in ER, 04 stations in SCR, 03 stations in WCR and 01 station each in  NFR and SR.  In addition, effluent treatment plants are also installed in other railway establishments such as Production Units, Workshops and Diesel Locomotive Sheds. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 6348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Underbridge on Kanpur Route
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHHEDI PASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## UNDERBRIDGE ON KANPUR ROUTE

## 6348. SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an underbridge is proposed to be built by the Government at  66C  Gate  between  1237  Kms.  pole  No.16/17  on  Kanpur  route and Tundla-Firozabad railway station and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  even  if  it  does  not  have  any  such  proposal  under  its consideration, the Government intends to build an underbridge in future  for  convenience  of  movement  and  safety  of  the  farmers living in Garhidurgpur and Jalopura villages located on both sides of railway lines?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b):  There  is  no  level  crossing  (LC)  No.66-C  at  km  1237/16-17 between Tundla and Firozabad stations.

Road Under Bridge (RUB), at the said location, can be constructed  on  deposit  term  provided  State  Government  agrees  to bear the entire cost of construction and maintenance of the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Periodic Labour Force Survey
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6347

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12 TH  APRIL, 2017

## PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

## 6347. SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

## Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct quarterly Periodic Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  for  better information on the country's labour force; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  FOR  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  [SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

- (a):
- Yes, Madam.
- (b): Considering  the  need  for  availability  of  labour  force  statistics  at more frequent intervals, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  has  taken  up  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) with  the  objective  to  measure  quarterly  changes  of  various  statistical indicators of the labour market in urban areas as well as to generate the annual  estimates  of  different  labour  force  indicators  both  in  rural  and urban areas.

The Annual estimates of the parameters (both rural and urban areas) will broadly inter-alia cover (i) Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population  Ratio  (WPR)  &  Unemployment  Rate  (UR),  (ii)  Distribution  of workers  by  industry  and  occupation,  and  (iii)  Average  earnings  of  selfemployed,  regular  wage/salaried and  casual  workers.  The  quarterly estimates  of  changes  for  urban  areas  will  inter-alia  cover  Labour  Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Use of Diesel for Freight Transport
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 6346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## USE OF DIESEL FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT

## † 6346.   SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has not laid down emission norms so far for use of diesel for freight transport;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  so  far  in  this regard?

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Action has  been  initiated  for  laying  down  locomotive emission standards.
- (c) Ministry of Railways, in consultation with Research Design and  Standards  Organization  (RDSO)  have  submitted  draft emission  standards  for Diesel  Locomotives  to  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for finalization of standards.

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