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Lok Sabha Question No. 3081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: North-Eastern Hill University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vincent H Pala, Agatha K. Sangma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## North-Eastern Hill University

## 3081. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds sanctioned and released for the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (NEHU) during the last three years;
- (b) the funds allocated for NEHU for the year 2021- 2022; and during the last five years;
- (c) the number of teaching staff posts lying vacant for more than 2 years and the reasons for the delay;
- (d) the number of posts of non-teaching staff lying vacant for more than 2 years along with the reasons for the delay; and
- (e) whether the post of chancellor is also lying vacant and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b): As per the information provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the details of funds allocated and released to the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (NEHU) during the last five years is as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Year      |   Funds Allocated |   Funds Released |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 2015-2016 |           15461.1 |          15461.1 |
| 2016-2017 |           19781.8 |          19781.8 |
| 2017-2018 |           25446.3 |          25446.3 |
| 2018-2019 |           20287.4 |          20287.4 |
| 2019-2020 |           25513.3 |          25513.3 |

Allocation of funds for the financial year 2021-22 have not been yet finalized.

- (c) & (d): The incidence and filling up of vacancies in Central Universities is an ongoing and continuous process. As regards teaching posts, the University has informed that out of sanctioned strength of 467 teaching posts, 157 posts are vacant and all these posts have been advertised. Only one non-teaching post is vacant for more than two years in accordance with UGC stipulated teaching to non-teaching ratio of 1:1.1.
- (e): Yes Sir, the post of Chancellor, NEHU is lying vacant and as per the provisions laid down in the Act and Statutes of the NEHU Act, 1973, the University has submitted a panel of names duly approved by the Executive Council of the University for appointment of Chancellor.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Investment in Stock Market
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3079

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## INVESTMENT IN STOCK MARKET

## 3079. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  the state  run  organization  has  decided  to  invest  5  per  cent  of  corpus fund in stock markets after its formation of 64 years with a motive to give stable return to the pensioners.
- (b)if so, the incremental deposit in EPFO for the last three years and the current year;
- (c)the  exact  amount  earmarked  for  investment  in  stock  market  and the method of deployment of funds in the market;
- (d)whether the Government has taken adequate precautions to secure the interests of the pensioners due to volatile stock market where
- there is no guarantee of return of investment; and
- (e)whether  EPFO  has  received  any  representation  from  the  All  India Trade Unions against this policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) invests its corpus  as  per  the  Pattern  of  Investment  notified  by  the  Central Government  and  the  internal  guidelines  of  EPFO  approved  by  the Central Board of Trustees' (CBT), Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
- (b): The incremental deposit/fresh accretion for Equity Investment for the last three years and the current year is as follows:

| Financial Year       |   Total Amount (In Rs. crore) |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2017-18              |                       19796.2 |
| 2018-19              |                       27743.2 |
| 2019-20              |                       32377.3 |
| 2020 to (28.02.2021) |                       27532.4 |

(c): At present, EPFO  invests 15 per cent of the incremental deposits/fresh accretion in  Exchange  Traded  Funds  indexed  with indices of NIFTY-50, SENSEX, CPSE and BHARAT-22.

(d): As  a  precaution  to  mitigate  the  volatility  related  to  equity market, the CBT in its 207 th  meeting held on 31.03.2015 decided to invest only in Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)  in this category.

(e): A joint  representation  dated  26.2.2021  from  a  few  trade  unions on the issues to be considered in the 228 th  CBT meeting was received in  which  the  issue  related  to  investment  policy  and  investment  of funds in stock market were raised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Offline study
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3077 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## Offline study

## 3077. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

- (a) whether the Government has made any arrangements for the students for regular offline study;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures in University campuses to stop further

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (b) if so, details thereof; and transmission of coronavirus disease; and

- (d) if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines dated 05.11.2020

- for Re-opening the Universities and Colleges Post Lockdown due to COVID-19 Pandemic. These guidelines are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4613471\_Guidelines.pdf .
- (c) & (d): These guidelines have been issued in consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and incorporate the measures required to stop further transmission of Coronavirus disease.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Bhartiya Bhasha University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3076 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## Bhartiya Bhasha University

## 3076. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the purpose for opening of Bhartiya Bhasha University;
- (b) the list of courses available and eligibility criteria for taking admission in Bhartiya Bhasha University; and
- (c) whether there is any proposal for opening of a Bhartiya Bhasha University in Haryana?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b) : Bharatiya Bhasha Vishwavidyalaya aims for the promotion and development of Indian Languages through teaching and research with a purpose to serve a national model for excellence in higher education in Indian Languages. A Committee has been constituted for outlining the modalities of the Bharatiya Bhasha Vishwavidyalaya.

(c): No Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Health Insurance Scheme for Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME FOR WORKERS

†3075. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether it is a fact that the workers of unorganized sector are not getting  the  benefit  of  the  health  insurance  scheme  introduced  for them  as  a  result  of  non-payment  of  their  share  by  the  State Governments; and
- (b)if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  health services  are  provided  to  the  workers  of  unorganized  sector  under the health insurance scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): The Government has launched Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PM-JAY) which provides health assurance coverage upto Rs. 5 Lakh per family per year including the families of workers of unorganised sectors who are identified on set criteria. This scheme provides secondary and tertiary care hospitalizations for 10.74 Crore families (more than 50 Crore individuals) that have been identified from the Socio -Economic Caste Census  (SECC)  of  2011  on  the  basis  of  select  deprivation  and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas respectively.  The said scheme has been implemented across the country except in the states of West Bengal, Delhi, Telangana and Odisha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Tourism Projects Approved in Jharkhand
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3074

## ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## TOURISM PROJECTS APPROVED IN JHARKHAND

## 3074. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  projects  for  development  of  tourism  approved, sanctioned  and  executed  in  Jharkhand  during  the  last  five  years including the current year, year-wise;
- (b) the details of the Tourism Projects completed so far and the time by which the remaining projects are likely to be completed;
- (c) the reasons for the delay in completion of the pending projects;
- (d) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for the development of tourism sector in the State during the said period, year-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand  has  submitted  any proposal to the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the present status of ongoing projects in the State of Jharkhand? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e): Development and Promotion of Tourist places is primarily the responsibility of the State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. However, Ministry under its schemes of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD provides financial Assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure  and  facilities  in  the  country.  The  projects  under  the schemes  are  identified  for  development  in  consultation  with  the  State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier. Funds  are  sanctioned  and  released  for  specific  projects  under  the Schemes and there is no state specific allocations. Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned following two projects for Jharkhand.

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Scheme          | Sanction Year   | Name of the Project                                                               |   Amt. Sanctioned |   Amt. Released |   Amt Utilised |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|         1 | Swadesh Darshan | 2018-19         | Development of Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- Betla national park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat |             52.72 |           15.07 |           4.25 |
|         2 | PRASHAD         | 2018-19         | Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar                                         |             39.13 |           20.58 |           9    |

The projects under the schemes are under implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA

## 3072. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the salient features of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana;
- (b)the details of the number of persons covered under this Yojana in
- Assam so far;
- (c)the details of the target set and achievements made so far;
- (d)whether the Government has enhanced the  rate of relief and also relax the eligibility conditions under this scheme;
- (e)if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore; and
- (f)the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (f): The scheme  'Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana' was introduced by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on a pilot basis for a period of 2 years w.e.f. 01.07.2018 for providing relief to  the  Insured  Persons  (IPs)  who  have  become  unemployed.    Under this scheme, relief in the form of cash compensation to the extent of 25% of the average per day earning was paid upto a maximum of 90 days  of  unemployment,  subject  to  the  conditions  that  the  employee should  have  completed  two  years  of  insurable  employment  and  has contributed  for  not  less  than  seventy  eight  days  in  each  of  the  four consecutive contribution periods immediately preceding the claim of the relief.

The scheme has been extended for period from 01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021 in order to provide benefit to the Insured Persons (IPs) who have become unemployed during Covid-19 pandemic.  The rate of relief has been enhanced alongwith relaxation of eligibility conditions for IPs who became unemployed from 24.03.2020 onwards as under:-

- i. The rate of relief has been doubled from 25% to 50% average per day earning of employee.
- ii. The IPs should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of two years immediately before his/ her unemployment and should have contributed for not less than 78 days in the contribution period  immediately  preceding  the  unemployment  and  minimum  78 days in one of the remaining three contribution periods in two years prior to unemployment. Earlier this condition was minimum contribution of 78 days in four contribution periods prior to unemployment with minimum two years insurable employment.
- iii. Claim shall become due 30 days after date of unemployment. Earlier this period was 90 days.
- iv. The  claim  of  the  IP  need  not  be  forwarded  by  the  employer.  The claim may be submitted by an IP online in the prescribed claim form duly completed.

A  total  of  42,132  employees  have  availed  relief  under  the scheme  from  01.07.2018  to  08.03.2021.    In  Assam,  233  employees have availed relief under the scheme between 01.07.2018 to 08.03.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: National Steel Policy
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3071 FOR ANSWER ON 15/03/2021

## NATIONAL STEEL POLICY

## 3071.  SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the incentives given/being given to the steel industry and those included in the National Steel Policy;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to announce special packages to boost the Steel export and remove the barriers in such export as a part of facilitating the ease of doing business programme; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)to(c):  National  Steel  Policy  enshrines  the  long  term  vision  of  the  government  to give  impetus  to  the  steel  sector.    The  policy  envisages  to  create  a  technologically advanced  and  globally  competitive  steel  industry  that  promotes  self-sufficiency  in steel  production  as  well  as  economic  growth.  Steel  being  a  de-regulated  sector, government acts a facilitator, by creating enabling environment for development of steel sector.  Various initiatives taken by the Government are as following:-

- (i) Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  &  Steel  Products  (DMI&SP)  Policy  with  an objective to encourage production and consumption of domestically produced steel.
- (ii) Steel Scrap Policy to enhance the availability of domestically generated scrap.
- (iii) Issuance of Steel Quality Control Orders to prevent manufacturing and  import of non-standardized steel.
- (iv) Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of  steel imports.
- (v) Engagement  with  various  stakeholders  including  industry  associations  and leaders  of  domestic  steel  industry  to  identify  their  issues  required  to  be addressed by the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.
- (vi) Engagement  with  relevant  stakeholders  including  those  from  the  Ministry/ Department of Railways, Defence, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing, Civil Aviation,  Road Transport and Highways, Agriculture and Rural Development sectors to enhance the overall demand for steel in the country.
- (vii) Inclusion  of  'Specialty  Steel'  under  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) Scheme recently announced by the Government
- (viii) Various schemes as notified from time to time to refund or exempt taxes and duties levied on inputs used in export production like Duty Drawback Scheme and Advanced Authorization Scheme etc. to improve the cost competitiveness of exported items.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: CSR Funds for Karnataka
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3069

ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 15 th  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

## CSR FUNDS FOR KARNATAKA

## QUESTION

3069. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has proposed to use the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  funds  to  fund  the  various  programmes  under  the  CSR  rules,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

- (b)  the  details  of  the  total  CSR  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  spent  in  Karnataka during each of the last three years, programme-wise; and
- (c) the details of the total number of the corporate companies and the amount spent by them in Karnataka during the said period, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                               (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a) to (c): The  Government  provides  the  broad framework  for Corporate Social Responsibility  (CSR)  through  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  ('Act'),  the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 and Schedule VII of the Act. Section 135 of the Act mandates every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial  year  to  undertake  CSR activities. The  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  indicates  the activities that can be undertaken by the companies as eligible CSR activities. Under the Act, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. The CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Karnataka for the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is as follows:

| State               |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|---------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Karnataka (INR Cr.) |      1034.03 |      1222.44 |       587.48 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry including state-wise, sectorwise  and  company-wise  is  available  in  public  domain  and  can  be  accessed  at www.csr.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Revision of Skill Development Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## REVISION OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

## 3066.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government recognises the need for introducing or revising Skill Development courses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the displacement of jobs and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  revised  target  for  skilling  for  the  postpandemic market in the country and if so, the details thereof; and;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  explored  the  possibility  of  conducting  and recognising wider online Skill Development courses through the e-  Skilling India portal and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b): The emphasis in all the job roles (revised/ new) being developed is on inclusion  of  aspects  related  to  infection  control  measures  such  as  wearing  and disposing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, disinfection  and sanitization of self,  workplace  and  surroundings.  The  above  measures  are  being  streamlined  by facilitating  the  development  of  National  Occupation  Standards  (NOSs)  related  to sanitization  and  infection  control  guidelines  by  the  Healthcare  Sector  Skill  Council, and offering of the same in all trainings conducted under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  3.0.  This  Scheme  was  launched  on  15.01.2021  with  an outlay  of  Rs.  948.90  crore  and  with  a  target  to  train  8.00  lakh  youths  across  the country.  This  scheme  supports  the  vision  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  by  encouraging candidates to opt for local skills with local jobs. As far as displacement of jobs due to the pandemic is concerned, capacity building sessions are being conducted for the sector skill councils to explore the possibilities of making the workforce multi-skilled by  developing  Qualification  Packs  which  deals  with  various  related  competencies (both inter- and intra- sectoral).
- (c) National Skill Development Corporation, under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has created e-Skill India, a multi-lingual portal, providing e-skilling opportunities to the Indian youth. E-Skill India works collaboratively  as  an  e-Learning  aggregator  portal  by  establishing  strategic  digital skilling partnerships with knowledge partners to bring best-in-class digital opportunities for the Indian youth under one roof. The portal has over 900 e-courses and more than 7.5 lakh enrolments. Majority of e-course on e-Skill India are offered for free.

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