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Lok Sabha Question No. 3675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Shortage of Public Prosecutors
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3675 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019 Shortage of Public Prosecutors

## 3675 . SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is acute shortage of Public prosecutors in  the  High  Court  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  which  is  leading  to pendency in the disposal of cases on time;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  High  Courts  have brought this matter to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  remedial  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

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

- (a)  &  (b)  :    No  information  about  shortage  of  Public  Prosecutors  in  the courts  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telagana  is  available  with  the  Ministry  of

Law and Justice  because  these  public  prosecutors  are  appointed  by  the concerned State Governments, under section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.  Apart from this,  the central governments also appoints Public  Prosecutors  under  the  aforesaid    Section  of  the  Code  of  Criminal Procedure, 1973, in respect of those cases which are prosecuted by it, as and when the need arises.

(c) and (d) :Two Writ Petitions titled 'In-Re vs UOI & Ors. [WP(PIL) 308 & 309/2018]' were taken up suo-motu by Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh on the basis of a letter addressed to the Hon'ble Registrar-General (Judicial) pointing out the gross deficit of Public Prosecutors in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Notice has been issued by the High Court to the Union of India also alongwith various State Government authorities to show cause as to why this PIL should not be admitted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: North-East Festival
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 3674

To be answered on

## Wednesday, January 2, 2019/Pausha 12, 1940 (Saka)

## QUESTION North-East Festival

3674.  KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state: (a) whether  destination  'North  East  Festival'  is  an  annual  event  of  the  Ministry  of Development of North Eastern Region; (b) if so, the details thereof along with aims and objectives of the festival; (c) the year-wise details of funds allocated/spent  and  source of funding for organising the festival; (d) whether  the  festival  has  opened  any  new  business  opportunities  in  the  North Eastern States and if so, the State-wise details thereof; and the details of amount spent by the loss making NEHHDC and NERAMAC under the  administrative  control  of  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region  for  the

- (e) above purpose?

## ANSWER The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) and (b) The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region has organised four North  East  Festivals  at  Pragati  Maidan,  New  Delhi  in  2016,  at  Chandigarh  in  2017, North East Calling Festival at India Gate, New Delhi in 2017  and Experiencing North East at India International Centre, New Delhi in 2018.

The  objective  is  to  build  upon  the  comparative  advantages  of  the  North  East Region,  which  included  Business  summit,  Buyer-Seller  meet,  exhibition  stalls  aiming interaction to promote tourism, handlooms & handicrafts, bamboo, horticulture, medicinal and aromatic plants etc.

(c) The expenditure for the scheme till  31.03.2018  has  been met under Advocacy and  Publicity  Scheme  of  the  Ministry.  'Experiencing  North  East'  from  October  27-31, 2018 at India International Centre was organised by North Eastern Council.

(d) During such events, investment opportunities in sectors like Tourism, Handlooms & Handicrafts, Organic Agriculture and Horticulture, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants,  Food  processing,  Cane  &  Bamboo  etc.  are  showcased  in  collaboration  with concerned Line Ministries of Government of India. However, this Ministry does not have State-wise  data  available  if  any  new  Business  opportunities  have  opened  after  the event.

(e) The amounts spent by North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation  Limited  (NEHHDC)  and  North  Eastern  Regional  Agricultural  Marketing Corporation  (NERAMAC)  for  the  Destination  North  East  Festivals  are  reimbursed through  Grants-in-aid  from  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region/North Eastern Council.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3672

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 2 ND  January, 2019

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 3672. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved the setting up of a high level steering committee  to  review  if  India  was  on  track  to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the committee would recommend measures to mainstream  SDGs  into  ongoing  national  policies,  programmes  and strategic action plan to address the developmental challenges; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS [SHRI VIJAY GOEL]

- (a)  To  (d):  The  Government  has  approved  constitution  of  a  High Level Steering Committee (HLSC) under the chairmanship of Secretary,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI)  with  members  from  NITI  Aayog,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs, Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change,  Ministry  of  Finance  and  MoSPI  to periodically  review  and  refine  the  National  Indicator  Framework, developed by MoSPI in consultation with various Ministries/Departments. These Indicators will help in monitoring and tracking  the  progress  of  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDG)  at national  level  based  on  the  data  provided  by  various  Ministries/

Departments. NITI Aayog has the overall responsibility for implementation of SDGs and mapping of the Central Sector Schemes  to  the  SDGs.  They  have  recently  released  an  SDG  India Index Baseline Report 2018 and a Dashboard on the Index.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Review of Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3671

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## REVIEW OF JAITAPUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

3671.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  status  of  European  Pressurised Reactor project being built by the France Government at Jaitapur, Maharashtra during the recent visit of French Foreign Minister to India and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) During the recent visit of French  Foreign Minister to India, both the Governments noted that satisfactory progress had been made in pursuance of the  Industrial  Way  Forward  Agreement  in  2018  between  Nuclear  Power Corporation  of  India  Limited  (NPCIL)  and  Electricite  de  France  (EDF)  and adopted the Status of Progress for implementation of Industrial Way Forward Agreement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Tellichery-Mysore  Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## TELLICHERY-MYSORE RAIL LINE

## 3669.  SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether feasibility study of Tellichery-Mysore Railway Line has been completed and Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been submitted; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the decision taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  and  (b):  Feasibility  report  for  Thalaserry-Piriyapatna(Mysuru)  new  line submitted by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a Joint Venture  Company  of  Government  of  Kerala  and  Ministry  of  Railways  has been prepared in January 2018 without any survey on ground and there is no  assessment  of  the  impact  of  railway  line  in  the  forest  zone  involving fragile ecosystem and protected forest areas/sanctuaries. Local people are also  agitating  against  the  proposed  alignment  which  passes  through  the State of Karnataka.  Accordingly, KRDCL has been advised to sort out the issues  of  forest  clearances  and  alignment  with  all  the  stake  holders involved  including  Government  of  Karnataka  and  thereafter,  update  the report for appropriate consideration of the proposed new line.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Cracks on Tracks during Winter Season
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3668 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## CRACKS ON TRACKS DURING WINTER SEASON

- †3668. SHRI RAKESH SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the railway lines in the country are monitored during winters; (b) if so, whether there is increase in the number of incidents of cracked railway lines during the current winter season; (c)  if  so,  whether  any  incident  in  this  regard  has  been  reported  in  west central railway zone, Jabalpur and whether it has been rectified; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3668  BY  SHRI  RAKESH  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.01.2019  REGARDING  CRACKS  ON TRACKS DURING WINTER SEASON

- (a) Yes, Madam. A regular and rigorous schedule of inspection of track has been laid  down  at  various  levels.  Apart  from  daily  foot  patrolling  by  the Keyman,  Cold  weather  patrolling  of  the  railway  tracks  is  done  as  per provisions  of  relevant  Manual  to  look  out  for  weld/rail  fractures  for ensuring safety.
- (b)  No,  Madam.  The  position  of  rail  and  weld  failures  over  the  Indian Railways' network for Main Line, during the last winter season (October to December  2017)  and  the  current  winter  season  (October  to  December 2018) is as under:
- (c)  &  (d)  Yes,  Madam.  16  rail  fractures  and  34  weld  failures  have  been reported on West Central Railway (WCR) during the current winter season. All  these defects have been rectified. Month-wise detail of rail and weld failures on WCR is as under:

| Month         |   Total Number of rail and weld failures | Month                           |   Total Number of rail and weld failures |
|---------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| October-2017  |                                      506 | October-2018                    |                                      425 |
| November-2017 |                                      836 | November-2018                   |                                      682 |
| December-2017 |                                      875 | December-2018 (till 26.12.2018) |                                      749 |

| Month         |   Rail fracture |   Weld fracture |
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| October-2018  |              04 |              08 |
| November-2018 |              05 |              13 |
| December-2018 |              07 |              13 |
| Total         |              16 |              34 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Bus Service to Janakpur
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA, RODMAL NAGAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3666

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## BUS SERVICE TO JANAKPUR

†3666. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced any direct bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the bus not plying on the said route; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to address the said complaints? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (c) During the State visit of Prime Minister of India to Nepal, the Prime Ministers of India and Nepal flagged off the inaugural direct bus service between Janakpur (in Nepal) and Ayodhya (in India) on 11 May 2018, from Janakpur. After completion of the necessary formalities with the Government of Nepal, the designated   operator   of   the   Indian   side,   namely   Uttar   Pradesh   State   Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), has started regular bus service on this route with effect from 17 November 2018 under the agreed bilateral arrangements. The Government has not received any complaint since the start of regular bus service on the said route.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Testing Facility for Telecom Equipments
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3665 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## TESTING FACILITY FOR TELECOM EQUIPMENTS

3665. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started a facility for testing telecom products and equipments to ensure security in digital communications at the national level and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this facility will work for security from the national perspective and also facilitate the development of testing and certification ecosystem in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Security Assurance Standards Facility(SASF) in Bengaluru has been established  and  entrusted  with  the  responsibility  to  develop  Indian  Telecom  Security Assurance Requirements for telecom equipment to ensure security in digital communication at the national level. This facility will work for security from the national perspective and also facilitate the development of testing and certification ecosystem in the country through participation in the activities of recognition of security test labs and security certification of telecom equipment based on test results reported by these labs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Armed Forces Tribunal
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3664

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL

3664.  SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of posts lying vacant in the Armed Forces Tribunal and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of the Tribunals set up across the country and the number out of them presently functioning, State / UT-wise;
- (c) the number of cases pending with these Tribunals since 2004;
- (d) whether the current appointments are made according to The Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal, Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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- (a) Currently, 195 out of 593 posts are vacant in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)  which  include  Group  'A',  'B'  and  'C'  posts  as  well  as  Members. Vacancies arise from time to time on account of completion of deputation period  /  tenure,  superannuation,  delay  in  selection  process  because  of litigation, non-availability of eligible candidates etc.

:  2  :

(b) There are 11 Benches of AFT in the country including the Principal Bench  in New  Delhi. The Regional  Benches  are functioning from Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Srinagar (currently functioning at Jammu). (c) As  on  30.11.2018,  a  total  number  of  11,705  cases  are  pending  with Armed Forces Tribunal since its inception in 2009. (d) & (e): Yes, Madam.  After the notification of  'The Tribunal,  Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions  of  Service  of  Members)  Rules,  2017'  on  01  June  2017,  nine persons were appointed as Members in AFT in accordance with the same Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Conversion of INS Viraat into Maritime Museum
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3663

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## CONVERSION OF INS VIRAAT INTO MARITIME MUSEUM

3663.  SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal under consideration for conversion of Indian Navy's longest-serving  aircraft carrier INS Viraat, into India's first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  ship  will  host  bio-diversity  centres  and  marine  adventure  centre providing sailing and scuba-diving experiences with virtual galleries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of aircraft carriers so  far which have been converted into museums, theme parks and luxury hotels globally?
- (a) & (b): A proposal for conversion of INS Viraat, postdecommissioning, as a Museum / Hotel, has been forwarded by Government of Maharashtra and the same has been approved in-principle.
- (c) & (d): The  proposal  caters  for  maritime  /  water  /  adventure  sports facilities  in  addition  to  facilities  such  as  hotels,  convention  centres, restaurants etc.
- (e) No authentic information in this regard is with Ministry of Defence.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Revenue from IT Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3658

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.01.2019

## REVENUE FROM IT SECTOR

## 3658.    SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  revenue  from  the  Information Technology (IT) sector during each of the last two years and the current year;
- (b) whether  the  Government  plans  to  increase  the  domestic  manufacturing  of  electronic components in view of competition from other countries in IT sector; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER of STATE for ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) to (c):  As per National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the  Indian  IT-ITeS  industry  revenue  is  estimated  at  USD  151.0  billion  in  FY2017-18  as compared  to  USD  141.0  billion  in  FY2016-17  and  USD  129.0  billion  in  FY2015-16, registering    Year-on-Year  growth  of  around  7.0%.  The  Government  has  taken  a  series  of steps and  initiated  programmes  under  the  Digital  India Initiative for growth  of  the Information  Technology  (IT)  sector.  These  include  steps  to  increase  domestic  Electronic production, BPO  promotion schemes for creation of employment opportunities and promotion  of  BPO/ITeS  operations  across  the  country  particularly  in  small  cities/towns including rural areas, creating new IT export markets under Market Development Initiatives (MDA) in China and Japan, re-skilling and up-skilling of IT workforce in new and emerging IT technologies, setting up incubation facilities and Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) to bring digital inclusion.

The  step  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  domestic  manufacturing  include  Phased Manufacturing  Programme  (PMP),  the  Modified  Special  Incentive  Package  scheme  (MSIPS),  the  Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMC)  programme,    and  the  Electronics Development  Fund  (EDF).  Also,  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  initiatives  have  been launched  for  'Chip  to  System',  'India  Microprocessor',  Nano-Electronics  and  MicroElectronics.

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