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Lok Sabha Question No. 2463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Denial of Consular Access
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## 2463. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware that an Indian Consular team in Islamabad, Pakistan was prevented from meeting pilgrims visiting Nankana Sahib recently;
- (b) if so, the facts and details in this regard;
- (c) whether   the   Government   of   India   has   lodged   any   strong   protest   with   Pakistan Government on the issue; and
- (d) if so, the response of the Pakistani authorities in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (d) The Indian High Commission consular officials were denied entry into  various Gurudwaras and not allowed to meet the Indian pilgrims who were visiting Pakistan under the bilateral Protocol on visit to religious shrines, 1974 in the months of April, June and November 2018, despite travel permissions having been granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.

The Government of India lodged strong protests with the Government of Pakistan for denial of entry to Indian High Commission's consular/protocol teams to the Gurudwaras in Pakistan and for preventing them from performing consular duties for Indian citizens.

India shared its grave concern and conveyed to Pakistan that these incidents were in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963. These were also in breach of the letter and spirit of the bilateral Protocol on visit to religious shrines, 1974 and the Code of Conduct for the treatment of diplomatic/consular personnel in India and Pakistan, 1992.

Pakistan's claim that the Indian pilgrims declined to meet the High Commission officials was categorically refuted. It was, inter-alia, conveyed to Pakistan that the Indian organisers Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) have expressed grave concern and dismay that the High Commission's officials were denied access despite the visiting pilgrims from India having asked Pakistan organisers to facilitate a meeting with them.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## DENIAL OF CONSULAR ACCESS
Lok Sabha Question No. 2462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Ballot System for Election
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2462

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## BALLOT SYSTEM FOR ELECTION

†2462. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to conduct elections on the basis of old system of ballot paper; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the credibility of election commission has become questionable due to frequent failures of EVMs; (d)  if  so,  whether  elections  are  being  conducted  on  the  basis  of  ballot paper and not by EVMs in many countries now; and (e) if so, the details thereof and  the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)

(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. 2458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Judicial Impact Assessment
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2458

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 th  DECEMBER, 2018.

## Judicial Impact Assessment

## 2458. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  on  the  Judicial  Impact  Assessment  report prepared by Justice Jagannadha Rao;
- (b) whether no action has been taken on the said report; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  A  Task  Force  on  'Judicial  Impact  Assessment'  was  constituted  by  the Government  on  the  directions  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  the  matter  of  Salem Advocates Bar Association versus Union  of  India  under  the  chairmanship  of  Justice  M. Jagannadha Rao (Retd.), former Judge of the Supreme Court and formerly Chairman, Law Commission of India.  The Task Force submitted its report on 15 th June, 2008, which was placed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

The views of the State Governments and High Courts were solicited on the Report of  the  Task  Force.    Based on the feedback received from State Governments and High Courts,  the  matter  regarding  implementation  of  the  Report  of  the  Task  Force  was deliberated  upon  in  the  meeting  of  the  Advisory  Council  of  National  Mission  for  Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms held in November, 2012.  It was inter-alia decided  that  the methodologies  of  the  Judicial  Impact  Assessment  as  recommended  by  the  Task  Force may be gone into further by a Committee of Experts  to assess the practicability of their implementation in the given circumstances.  During the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief  Justices  held  in  New  Delhi  in  April,  2013  this  matter  was  included  in  the  Action Taken  Report.    It  was  mentioned  that  expert  opinions  received  so  far  have  expressed practical difficulties in making assessment of the impact of legislation on the workload of judiciary and the practicability of the idea needs to be established before it is implemented. Accordingly, a Committee of Experts was constituted in September, 2013 to examine the issue  of  implementability  of  methodologies  of  Judicial  Impact  Assessment  and  suggest further action in this regard.  The Committee in its report submitted on 9 th January, 2015 inter-alia concluded that Judicial Impact Assessment was neither feasible nor desirable as a method of proper budgetary planning and allocation of funds for the judiciary.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Issuance of Aadhaar Card
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2456

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## ISSUANCE OF AADHAAR CARD

## 2456. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN:

## Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  number  of  persons  issued  Aadhaar  cards  so  far  since  the  introduction  of  Aadhaar  card scheme; and
- (b)   whether any such case has been reported where a person has been issued two Aadhaar card numbers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a): As on 30 th November 2018, a total of 122.90 Crore (120.09 crore live) Aadhaar number have been issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

(b):  UIDAI system is designed to ensure that only one Aadhaar number is generated against a set of  biometrics  and  Demographic  information  of  an  individual.  There  are  very  rare  chances  of generation of two Aadhaar number against existing set of information of same individual.

Aadhaar System has mechanism of self cleaning the data during course  of time.  In  the process, duplicate Aadhaar also gets identified by the system. Such Aadhaars cancelled due to duplicates found during the above process including such cases reported by the residents is 2.69 lakh and they are cancelled as per Regulation 27 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Bilateral Talks with China and Russia
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2455

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## BILATERAL TALKS WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA

## †2455. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the leaders of India, Russia and China met for mutual talks during the G-20 summit and discussed some important issues there;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) the issues discussed in the said meeting;
- (d) whether any scheme/plan was prepared/formulated for implementation of any of these issues after discussions; and
- (e) if so, the details of the plan/scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (Dr.)V.K.SINGH (RETD.)]

- (a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Vladimir V Putin of the Russian Federation and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, held a Trilateral Meeting in Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018 in the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. (b) & (c) The three leaders exchanged views on expanding mutual cooperation in the international fora, and to encourage greater interaction among the three countries.   They   agreed   on   the   importance   of   reform   and   strengthening   of multilateral institutions which have benefitted the world, including the United Nations, WTO and well-established as well as new global financial institutions. They underscored the benefits of a multilateral trading system and an open world economy for global growth and prosperity. The three leaders also agreed to have regular consultations  at  all   levels   to   jointly   promote   international   and regional peace and stability, to strengthen cooperation through BRICS, SCO and EAS mechanisms, to address global challenges such as terrorism and climate change, and to encourage peaceful resolution of all differences. (d) & (e) The three leaders, acknowledged the importance of cooperation in
- the RIC format and have agreed to hold further such trilateral meetings on multilateral occasions.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Encouraging Young Scientists for Research Work
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2454 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26/12/2018

## ENCOURAGING YOUNG SCIENTISTS FOR RESEARCH WORK

## †2454. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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- (a) the steps taken by the Government to encourage the young scientists carrying out research for development of new technologies;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  some  competitive  exams  to  identify  such talents; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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- (a) Government has taken several steps to encourage the young scientists carrying out research for  development  of  new  technologies.  This  includes  institution  of  thematic  fellowships  in  new technology  areas,  early  career  research  awards  to  motivate  young  scientists  to  take  up  scientific research including R&D  of  new  technologies.  The  schemes  /  programmes  like  Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Technology Platform for Electric Mobility, National Supercomputing Mission,  Quantum  Information  Science  and  Technology  etc.  by  the  Ministry  facilitate  young scientists  to  carry  out  research  for  development  of  new  technologies.  Launching  of  fellowship programmes in Solar Energy, Building Energy Efficiency Higher & Advanced Network and Water Research demonstrate the commitment of the Government to support young faculty and research scholars for conducting research in new technology areas.
- (b)  &  (c):    There  is  no  proposal  to  conduct  competitive  examinations.  However,  Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Early Career Research Awards to young scientists are provided through a competitive selection process involving a peer review mechanism including domain specific expert committees. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)- University Grant Commission (UGC) conducts a National Eligibility Test (NET) for selecting their research fellows.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2453 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND FACILITIES

## 2453.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the guidelines issued by the Government for physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities;
- (b) whether the cases of violation of the said guidelines have come to the notice of the Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise during each of the last three years and the current year and the reasons therefor along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far;
- (d) whether the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has suggested improvements to Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board towards strengthening the atomic regulatory framework in the country;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  such  improvements  along  with  the  compliance  of  such suggestions by the Government so far; and
- (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB)  has  issued  guidance  documents regarding  detailed  requirements  on  physical  protection  of  nuclear  materials and  facilities  to  be  complied  by  all  nuclear  facilities  in  the  country.    These aspects are reviewed by AERB before giving clearance for various stages of nuclear facilities and have a well established process for monitoring compliance  to  these  requirements  through  multi-tier  reviews  and  periodic regulatory inspections.
- (b) No, Sir.   AERB has not come across any major violation to these guidelines.
- (c) Not applicable in view of (b) above.
- (d) No, Sir.
- (e)&(f) Not applicable, in view of (d) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Development of Sabarmati Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2452 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF SABARMATI RAILWAY STATION

2452.     SHRI  VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether the Government would develop Sabarmati Railway Station as an additional terminal station of Ahmedabad;
3. (b) if so, the details of plans to make it feasible;
4. (c) if not, what other station/plan is there to offload and decongest the Ahmedabad Railway Station in Kalupur area; and
5. (d) the efforts being made to develop integrated railway network and linked  infrastructure  in  Ahmedabad  as  proposed  by  Railways  for Metro cities including this mega city?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b):    The  work  of  development of Sabarmati Station as an additional terminal station of Ahmedabad was sanctioned in 2013-14.  The work has been completed and comprises of Island Platform, New Pit Line, Foot Over Bridge  extension,  Platform  covering  shed,  Toilet  blocks,  water  fountains, Kiosk room for pit line, Track Linking, Stabling Line, etc.
- (c) & (d): Development of integrated railway network and linked infrastructure in Ahmedabad is an ongoing exercise and works in this regard are  taken  up  as  per  technical  and  financial  feasibility  from  time  to  time. Sabarmati and Gandhidham mega city under development station are also developed to decongest the area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Defence Personnel Killed on Duty
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2450

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DEFENCE PERSONNEL KILLED ON DUTY

## 2450.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) whether a number of defence personnel have been killed or injured on duty and if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  kind  of  compensation  given  to  the  families  of  defence  personnel  who  were killed;
- (c) whether several such cases of compensation are lying pending with the Government; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the action taken thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Space Missions
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2449

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

## SPACE MISSIONS

2449.   SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ISRO has unveiled its roadmap to target 50 missions in the next three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it has set a target of 22 missions for the year 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has enhanced its budget to meet its aggressive space activities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to generate funds for these future missions?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Madam.   ISRO has unveiled its road map to target more than fifty missions in the next three years. The details of the missions planned from January 2019 to December 2021 are as follows:

| Sl. No.                 | Name                    | No. of Missions         |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Launch Vehicle Missions | Launch Vehicle Missions | Launch Vehicle Missions |
| 1.                      | PSLV                    | 25                      |

| Sl. No.            | Name               | No. of Missions    |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 2.                 | GSLV               | 06                 |
| 3.                 | GSLV Mk III        | 04 + 02*           |
| Satellite Missions | Satellite Missions | Satellite Missions |
| 4.                 | Earth Observation  | 24                 |
| 5.                 | Communication      | 22                 |
| 6.                 | Space Science      | 03                 |

* Human rated GSLV Mk III

- (b) Yes, Madam.  ISRO has a target of more than 22 missions for the year 2019. The details are as follows:
- (c) Yes,  Madam.
- (d) The budget for  Space activities has been enhanced  by ` 1,689.71 Crores in BE 2018-19 (~19%), compared to BE 20172018. The enhanced fund allocation for future Space activities is proposed to be met through the process of Union Budget.

| Sl. No.                 | Name                    | No. of Missions         |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Launch Vehicle Missions | Launch Vehicle Missions | Launch Vehicle Missions |
| 1.                      | PSLV                    | 07                      |
| 2.                      | GSLV                    | 02                      |
| 3.                      | GSLV Mk III             | 02                      |
| Satellite Missions      | Satellite Missions      | Satellite Missions      |
| 4.                      | Earth Observation       | 06                      |
| 5.                      | Communication           | 06                      |
| 6.                      | Space Science           | 02                      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: VIP Quota Reservation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHARAD BANSODE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## VIP QUOTA RESERVATION

2448.  ADV. SHARADKUMAR MARUTI BANSODE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Railways  proposes  to provide VIP quota for reservation in trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  repeated  requests  for  VIP  quota  reservation  are  not entertained at all; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## 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. 2448 BY ADV. SHARADKUMAR MARUTI BANSODE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.12.2018 REGARDING VIP QUOTA RESERVATION

(a) to (d):   In order to meet the urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders, which includes Central Government  Ministers, Judges of Hon'ble Supreme  Court/High Courts of various States, Members of Parliament and other emergent demands, who are on the waiting list, a limited number of berths have been earmarked as Emergency Quota in different trains and in different  classes.  The  quota is  released  by  the  Railways  in accordance with the priority as per warrant of precedence and well established  practice  being  followed  since  long.    At  the  time  of allotment of berths/seats, emergency quota is first allotted for self travel  of  HOR  holders/Members  of  Parliament,  etc.,  strictly  as  per their  inter-se  seniority  in  warrant  of  precedence.  Thereafter,  other requisitions  received  from  various  quarters  including  that  from Members of Parliament are considered and the remaining quota is released taking into account various factors like status of passengers travelling, nature of urgency like travelling on government duty, bereavement in the family, sickness, job interview,  etc.  While  the  requests  received  from  HOR  holders  for their self travel are complied with, in case of requests forwarded by them  for  other  than  self  travel,  at  times,  it  is  not  feasible  to accommodate  all  such  requests  when  the  demand  exceeds  the availability.

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