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Lok Sabha Question No. 2420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Establish Higher Institutes in J&K
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Farooq Abdullah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  JULY, 2019

## Establish Higher Institutes in J&K

2420. DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the safety of Kashmiri students has been a major concern in recent past and if so, the details thereof; whether the Government proposes to establish State level higher institutes of professional studies in collaboration with private sector universities to ensure that
- (b) students find good learning opportunities within the State; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):  As  law  &  order  is  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  for  the  safety  and security of students, whichever part of the country they come from, is that of the State Government. However, the Government of India has issued advisories from time to time to ensure safety of students of Jammu & Kashmir who are studying in various parts of the country outside Jammu & Kashmir. As informed by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), MHA has issued Advisories dated 16.02.2019 and 22.02.2019 to the Chief Secretaries and  Director  Generals  of  Police  of  all  States/Union  Territories  to  take  all  necessary steps to ensure safety and security of Kashmiri students. A list of State Nodal Officers who may be contacted by J&K students/Kashmiris facing any difficulty was uploaded on the  website  of  MHA  at  https://mha.gov.in  and  States/UTs  were  advised  to  give  wide publicity to the names of Nodal Officers. As  informed  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC),  UGC  has  issued  a letter to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) dated 22.02.2019 regarding the safety of students  from  Kashmir  studying  in  various  higher  educational  institutions  requesting them to ensure the safety and protection of the students on the campus. A copy of the letter is available on the UGC website at www.ugc.ac.in. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also issued a similar letter to all Vice Chancellors/Principals of HEIs.

(b)  &  (c):  The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RUSA), inter alia, provides central assistance to the State Governments for setting up of New Professional Colleges. Under RUSA, the State of Jammu & Kashmir has been approved Rs. 491.01 crores under various components including Rs. 26 crores each for establishing  3  new  professional  colleges  in  the  districts  of  Kathua,  Ganderbal  and Poonch.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Medical Check up of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Medical Check up of Students

## †2415.SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make the annual medical checkup of the students  in accredited and Government  schools keeping in mind  the health of school children compulsory;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government have  issued/proposes  to  issue  any guidelines  for  all  the accredited and Government schools in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Government of India, under the National Health Mission launched the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), which  envisages  Child  Health  Screening  and  Early  Intervention  Services,  a  systematic approach of early identification and link to care, support and treatment.

RBSK is a programme developed to improve the overall quality of life of children and provide comprehensive care to all the children attending the Government and Governmentaided schools as well as pre-school age group across the country. This programme involves annual  screening  of  children  from  birth  to  18  years  of  age  for  four  Ds-  Defects  at  birth, Diseases, Deficiencies and Development delays, spanning 30 common health conditions for early  detection  and  free  treatment  and  management,  including  surgeries  at  tertiary  level. Children diagnosed with identified health conditions are provided early intervention services and follow-up care at the district level.

Rule  9.2.24  and  14.6  of  revamped  Affiliation  Bye-Laws-2018  of  Central  Board  of Secondary  Education  (CBSE), provides  for  medical  check  up  in  schools.  Also,  under  rule 2.4.12  of  revamped  Affiliation  Bye-Laws-2018,  every  Secondary  and  Senior  Secondary school has to appoint a person on full time basis for performing the duties of Counselor & Wellness Teacher.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) and Central Tibetan Schools Administration provide facilities  for  regular  medical  check  up of  students. In  the  Kasturba Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBV)  run  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  there  is  a  provision  for empanelment of a doctor to regularly visit the KGBVs for medical check-up of girls.

(c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Contribution to ESI Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, H. Vasanthakumar, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2411 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## CONTRIBUTION TO ESI SCHEME

## 2411. SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)whether the Central Government has announced a cut in contributions made  by  employers  and  employees  towards  the  health  insurance scheme of  Employee's  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  and  if  so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government has assessed the estimated annual saving of
- firms as a result thereof;
- (c)if so, the number of employers and employees who contributed towards the ESI scheme in the year 2018-19 as compared to the year 2013-14
- along with the amount contributed by them, separately; and
- (d)the  extent  to  which  reduced  rate  of  contribution  will  bring  relief  to workers  and  facilitate  further  enrolment  of  workers  under  the  ESIC scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes Sir.  The  rate  of  ESI  contribution  has  been  reduced  from 6.5 per cent to 4 per cent to bring more and more employees under the ambit of ESI Act, 1948.   The employer's share of contribution is @ 3.25 per cent and the employee's share of contribution is @ 0.75 percent of the total wages paid to the employee. The reduced rates of contribution are applicable from 01.07.2019.

- (b): Employers are now required to pay @ 3.25 per cent of wages as ESI contribution as against @ 4.75 per cent being paid earlier, which translate  into  a  reduction  to  the  tune  of  32  per  cent  (approx.)  of  the wages.

(c)

| Year                  |   No. of employers (in lakhs) |   No. of Insured Persons (IPs) (in crores) |   Contribution received (in crores) |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2013-14               |                          6.69 |                                       1.95 |                             9632.54 |
| 2018-19 (Provisional) |                         12.85 |                                       3.6  |                            22279.1  |

- (d): After reduction in rate of contribution, the employee covered under the ESI Act, will have to pay @ 0.75 per cent amount of his / her total  wages  instead  of  @  1.75  per  cent  which  was  being  paid  earlier. Reduction  in  rate  of  contribution  to  4  per  cent  will  improve  the  ESI Coverage and Compliance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: ESI Contribution
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## ESI CONTRIBUTION

2410. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

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

(a)whether in order to widen social security, improving conditions of workers and move to improve the ease of doing business in the country Government has announced ESI contribution rate cut;

(b)if so, the details thereof;

(c)the extent to which this step of the Government is likely to benefit employer and employee; and

- (d)the total burden on the Government after taking this step and other steps taken or being taken by the Government for social security of labour and ease of doing business?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The rate of ESI contribution has been reduced from 6.5 per cent (employer's @ 4.75 per cent and employee's @ 1.75 per cent) to 4 per cent (employer's @ 3.25 per cent and employee's @ 0.75 per cent) to bring more and more  employees  under  the  ambit  of  ESI  Act,  1948.  The  reduced  rates  of contribution are applicable from 01.07.2019. The reduction in rate of contribution will  reduce  the  burden  on  employees  &  employers;  improve  the coverage as well as compliance and also contribute towards 'Ease of doing Business'.
- (c): After reduction in the rate of contribution, the employer will have to pay @ 3.25 per cent and the employee will have to pay @ 0.75 per cent of the total wages (being paid to the employee) instead of @ 4.75 per cent and @ 1.75 per cent respectively which was being paid earlier by them.
- (d): ESI  Scheme  is  financed  mainly  by  contributions  from  employers  and employees.    No  monetary  support  is  given  by  Government  for  running  the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Skill Development Centres in all the Schools
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN ALL THE SCHOOLS

## 2409.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish mandatory Skill Development Centres in all the schools throughout the country including North East and Delhi/NCR;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the plan and the timeframe to implement above proposal, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  presently  has  no  such proposal  to  establish  mandatory  Skill  Development  Centres  in  schools  throughout  the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Steel Export
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shrirang Appa Barne

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2407 FOR ANSWER ON 08/07/2019

## STEEL EXPORT

2407.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Engineering Exporters use steel as a raw material to manufacture products for export purposes;
- (b) if so, whether it is a fact that high prices of domestic steel has resulted in noncompetitiveness of Indian downstream engineering exports;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  domestic  steel  makers  charge  huge  margins  from  engineering exporters;
- (e) if so, the facts thereof;
- (f) whether  there  is  a  need  to  provide  steel  at  affordable  rates  to  engineering exporters; and
- (g) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide steel at affordable rates to engineering exporters?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)to(g):  Yes,  Sir.  Steel  Industry  is  a  deregulated  sector  and  steel  prices  in  the country are market driven and commercially determined.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Containers Detained by SIIB and CIU
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2404

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 8 th  JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 17, 1941 [SAKA]

## Containers Detained by SIIB and CIU

## 2404.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) of Customs Department and  Custom  Intelligence  Unit  (CIU)  has  detained  containers  at  ports  due  to  misdeclaration of products in the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  total  amount  of  additional  custom  duty/penalty  charged  by  the  Government under mis-declaration of products by Customs during the said financial years;
- (c) the amount of foreign currency paid by Indian importers to shipping companies as detention  charges  on  containers  detained  by  SIIB  and  CIU  during  the  said  financial years;
- (d)  whether  more  than  expected  time  has  been  taken  by  the  Customs  authorities  to clear files related to the said matters; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to expedite the file process?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [REVENUE] (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Admission Under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Admission Under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)

2403. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has asked the State Government of Telangana to issue notifications regarding the admissions under the Right of Children to free and compulsory education (RTE) Act, 2009;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the dates on which such recommendations were conveyed;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken a review of the working of the RTE, to ascertain as to  why  only  a  fraction  of  the  amount  sought  by  the  States  from  the  Government,  as  actually reimbursed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) vide letter no 12-5/2016-EE.11 dated 25.05.2016 requested States and UTs to carry out a ground assessment of private unaided schools across the country to ensure compliance with provisions of Section 12 (1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009.  Further,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development,  in  various meetings like  State Education  Secretaries  conference,  Project  Approval  Board  Meetings,  Regional  Workshops, reviews and emphasizes on the proper implementation of the provisions of RTE Act, in all States and UTs including Telangana.

The  RTE  Act  under  Section  12  (2)  also  makes  provision  for  reimbursement  of  expenditure  to schools  providing  free  and  compulsory  elementary  education  as  specified  in  clause  (c)  of  subsection  (l)  of  Section  12.  The  school  shall  be  reimbursed  expenditure  so  incurred  by  it  to  the extent of per-child-expenditure incurred by the State, or the actual amount charged from the child; whichever is less, in such manner as may be prescribed.

Samagra  Shiksha-  an  Integrated  centrally  sponsored  scheme  for  School  Education  has  been launched  by  Government  of  India  from  2018-19,  by  subsuming  the  three  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). The scheme provides for support to the States and UTs for implementation  of  the  RTE  Act  in  the  manner,  as  prescribed,  including  reimbursement  of expenditure  incurred  under  Section  12(1)(c)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  by  the  States  and  UTs  for students admitted under this provision in class I to VIII.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bihar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.7.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN BIHAR

## † 2401. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal in the past to open a new KendriyaVidyalaya in Sitamarhi district of Bihar;
- (b) if so, the action taken/being taken on the said proposal till date;
- (c) if not, whether the Government contemplates to open a new KendriyaVidyalaya in  the  said  district  in  order  to  fulfill  the  long  standing  demand  according  to  the need;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Yes, Sir. A proposal for opening of a new Kendriya Vidyalaya in the district of Sitamarhi  (Bihar)  was  received  from  the  Commandant,  SSB  Paktola,  Sitamarhi  in March, 2018.
- (b) 8 Acres of land proposed by the Sponsoring Authority in the Campus of SSB Paktola, Sitamarhi for opening of the new KV was inspected by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan  (KVS)  and  found  suitable.  However,  in  the  absence  of  a  suitable temporary accommodation  being  provided  by  the sponsoring authority,  as  per  the norms of KVS, the proposal could not be processed further.
- (c) to (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Women Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2398

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  JULY, 2019

## WOMEN LABOUR

## 2398.  SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  during  the  last  five  years  period  the  average women  participation  in  employment  dipped  over  70%  against  the  five years period prior to that; and
- (b) if  so,  it  is  also  a  fact  that  women  labourers  and  employees  in  private sector of the country earn less than that of national wages and action proposal undertaken by the Government to employ women and generate further employment for them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  to  (b):  As  per  the  results  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme  Implementation  during  2017-18,  the  estimated  female  Labour force  participation  rate  on  usual  status  (ps+ss)  basis  for  persons  age  15 years  &  above  in  the  country  during  2004-05,  2009-10,  2011-12  and  PLFS (2017-18) is 42.7%, 32.6%, 31.2% and 23.3% respectively.

The  results  of  the  above  surveys  are  not  comparable  due  to  the  different methodology  followed.  However,  these  results  depict  a  declining  female labour force participation rate over the years. This decline may be attributed to factors like higher level of participation of women in education, migration, etc.

Government has taken several initiatives to improve women's participation in the labour force. In order to encourage employment of women, a number of protective  provisions  have  been  incorporated  in  various  labour  laws  for creating  congenial  work  environment  for  women  workers.  These  includes child  care  centers,  time-off  for  feeding  children,  enhancement  in  paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provisions for mandatory crèche facility  in  the  establishments  having  50  or  more  employees,  permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides for payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of similar nature without any discrimination.  Further,  under  the  provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act, 1948, the wages fixed by the appropriate Government are equally applicable to both male and female workers without any gender discrimination. Further,  in  order  to  enhance  the  employability  of  female  workers,  the Government  is  providing  training  to  them  through  a  network  of  Women Industrial  Training  institutes,  National  Vocational  Training  Institutes  and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.

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