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Lok Sabha Question No. 700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Financial Distress faced by MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 700 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## FINANCIAL DISTRESS FACED BY MSMEs

## 700. SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:

Will  the  Minister  of  MICRO,  SMALL  AND  MEDIUM  ENTERPRISES  be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of MSMEs closed down or are in deep financial distress during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  going  to  help  MSMEs  by  reducing  taxes  on  LLPs  and partnerships and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to allow MSMEs to procure gas and electricity freely as electricity and gas prices for MSMEs are going up every day and if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) the measures the Government is taking to improve the plight of MSMEs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI  NITIN GADKARI)

(a): The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  has  issued  guidelines  on  'Framework  for  Revival  and Rehabilitation  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises'  to  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) in March 2016. Under this Framework, banks have been advised to identify incipient stress in the MSME accounts and refer it to the Committees formed under the Framework for suitable Corrective Action Plan viz. rectification, restructuring and recovery. As per the information received from Reserve Bank of India, stressed accounts referred to the Corrective Action  Plan  Committee  during  the  half  year  ended  March  2017,  September  2017,  March  2018, September,  2018  and  March  2019  are  1,00,803;  87,062;  1,30,208;  1,50,165  and  1,42,275 respectively.

(b): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises does not have any such plan.

(c): As  reported  by  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency,  various  activities  have  been  carried  out  to support  MSMEs  in  the  field  of  energy  efficiency.  These  include  demonstration  of  pilot  Energy Efficiency (EE) technology in MSME clusters, Energy Management Centres in 12 MSME clusters, technical assistance to 50 MSMEs in implementation of ISO:50001:Energy management Systems, Energy conservation guidelines for MSMEs, dedicated knowledge portal for MSMEs etc.

(d): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  implements  various schemes to support different sectors of MSMEs across the country. These include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), Scheme for Promotion of MSMEs in North Eastern Region and Sikkim, Tool  Rooms  and  Technology  Centers,  Mission  Solar  Charkha  (MSC),  Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  Procurement  and  Marketing  Support  Scheme, Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (ESDP), Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Centralised Access Control System
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, M V V Satyanarayana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

698.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

NO. 698 February 2020)

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED (To be answered on the

## CENTRALISED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY

SHRI N. REDDEPPA

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDD)Y

SHRI MV.V. SATYANARAYANA

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY

Will the Minigter Of CIVIL AVIATION

- and ease of business at airports; doing
- whether the move will help in the ease of business and if s0, the details thereor? doing

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) geThe Centralised Access Control System (CACS) and e-BCAS Training\_ airports Yes,

access control system; according to the terminal; zone and for secured and regulated conducted by\_Bureau % Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) gate

The CACS project enviseges digitization of AEP request and would reduce human interface,

(c): sir; The CACS and e-BCAS Training Module projects promote ease of business in the following manner;Yes;' doing

be pleased to state:-
Lok Sabha Question No. 697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Unauthorised Colonies of Delhi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 697 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2020 UNAUTHORISED COLONIES OF DELHI

## NO. 697 SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of unauthorised colonies of Delhi;
- (b) whether the Government has completed the entire online
- procedure for authorisation of the said colonies; and
- (c) if not, the reasons behind the delay and the expected
- time by which the whole process will be completed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)to(c): The Government India has launched a scheme named Prime Minister- Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojna (PM-UDAY) for conferring ownership rights to the residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi: The public user interface of the PM-UDAY e-Portal for receiving applications online is complete:
Lok Sabha Question No. 694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Chennai Metro Rail Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 694

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2020

## CHENNAI METRO RAIL PROJECT

No. 694. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to expedite the Chennai metro rail project phase-II, corridor 3 and corridor 4;
- if so, the details thereof and the amount allocated, disbursed and
- (b) utilized so far;
- whether the Government has allowed Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to mobilize funds from private players or foreign financial institutions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the expected time of completion of
- the two corridors?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II present being
- is at implemented as a State Sector Project:
- (b) Does not arise-
- (c) The proposal for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ioan for { 20,196 crore (equivalent to 357,476 million Japanese Yen) for the project as a State Sector Project was supported by the Ministry: Loan agreement for Tranche for the project was signed on 21.12.2018 with JICA for 75.519 billion yen: different components of the project, have been posed to Asian Development Bank (ADB); Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), New Development Bank (NDB) and World Bank for external assistance as a State Sector Project. Also,
- (d) As per Detailed Project Report, the two corridors are expected to be completed in seven years from the commencement by 2025-26.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Open Defecation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## Open Defecation

## †692. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the number of households in Bihar where toilets have been constructed as on date since January 1, 2016;

(b)  the  total  number  of  community  and  public  toilets  constructed  in  the  State during the said period; and

(c)  the  number  of  urban  and  rural  areas  which  have  been  declared  as  Open Defecation Free in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a)  and  (b)  Under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  1,19,66,216  individual household latrines and 34 Community Sanitary Complexes have been constructed in  Bihar  since  1 st January,  2016,  as  per  the  data  reported  by  the  State  on  the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) maintained by the Department  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation.  And,  under  Swachh  Bharat Mission  (Urban),  a  total  number  of  3,87,178  individual  household  latrines  and 16,293 Community Toilets and Public Toilets have been constructed in the State during this period.

(c) All  the  38,691  villages  and  the  urban  areas  of  all  the  142  cities  in  Bihar have declared themselves Open Defecation Free.
Lok Sabha Question No. 691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Performance of PMKSY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †691

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## PERFORMANCE OF PMKSY

## †691. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the works and performance of Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) during the last three years and if so, the details the (b) whether  the  Government  has  developed  an  electronic  platform  in  line  with  India's  'Digital  India' program to carry out all the processes related to the submission of proposals under various make Grants - in - aid simple, easy and transparent; an d (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a) The progress of the scheme is reviewed by the concerned Department/Ministry at various l time to time.    Further,  field  visits  are  also  made.    Pradhan  Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana  (PMKSY) Council under the Chairmanship of CEO, NITI Aayog has also four times reviewed the progress of works under various components of PMKSY.
- (b) &(c) The status of su bmission and movement of Central Assistance (CA) proposals in respe prioritized  projects  under Pradhan  Mantri KrishiSinchayeeYojana  (PMKSY) - Accelerated  Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) works are tracked online.  Further, MIS has been developed to monitor physical and financial progr components of scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 60 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Survey of Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 60

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## SURVEY OF THALASSERY-MYSURU RAILWAY LINE

- *60.   SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the survey on the Thalassery-Mysuru railway line has been stopped and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether it is a fact that Railways has almost shelved the NilamburNanjangud railway line project and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the revised Thalassery-Mysuru project had been the only hope for the people of Malabar for connecting Mysuru  and Bengaluru directly through a railway line; and
- (d) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  restore  the  work  of Thalassery-Mysuru railway line survey at the earliest?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 60 BY SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  05.02.2020  REGARDING  SURVEY  OF  THALASSERYMYSURU RAILWAY LINE

(a), (c) & (d): The work of Thalassery-Mysuru railway line is a part of the basket of projects identified by Kerala State Government and entrusted to Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL). The Survey work for  the  above  project  was entrusted to M/s  Konkan Railway Corporation Limited  for  preparing  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR).  KRDCL  have submitted  the  Pre-Feasibility  Report  on  the  above  Project  by  proposing the alignment via Kutta (Madikeri District in Karnataka) to Railway Board. Railway Board has advised for obtaining Forest Clearance and alignment with  approval  of  all  the  Stake  Holders.  Government  of  Kerala  has requested for a high level meeting between Kerala & Karnataka States at Chief Secretary level along with officials concerned from Forest Department  and  Transport  Department  for  approving  the  alignment  as alignment is passing through the States of Kerala and Karnataka. DPR will be finalised in light of the outcome of the above mentioned meeting.

(b): Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited has been entrusted for preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  the  work  of  NilamburNanjangud Rail Line Project by Government of Kerala. DPR of this Project will also be finalised in light of the outcome of high level meeting between Kerala  &  Karnataka  States  at  Chief  Secretary  level  along  with  officials concerned from Forest Department and Transport Department as alignment is passing through the States of Kerala and Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Consensus on Poverty Line
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *59

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## CONSENSUS ON POVERTY LINE

## *59. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any consensus has emerged on the modified modus operandi for defining poverty line in the country;
- (b) if so, the present details in this regard mentioning the expected date of its declaration;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to work out a permanent solution for determining the poverty line by linking it to price index for ensuring that the poverty line could be more realistic; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 59*  REGARDING  'CONSENSUS  ON  POVERTY  LINE' RAISED  BY  SHRI  JYOTIRMAY  SINGH  MAHATO  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  5 th FEBRUARY, 2020.

(a) to (e) Pursuant to the decision taken in the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Prime Minister on 8th February, 2015, a Task Force on Elimination of Poverty in India was constituted by NITI Aayog on 16th March, 2015 under  the  Chairmanship  of  Dr.  Arvind  Panagariya,  former  Vice  Chairman,  NITI  Aayog.  The report of the Task Force was submitted to Prime Minister's Office on 11 th July, 2016. The Terms of Reference for the Task Force inter alia included to 'Develop a working definition of poverty'. The  report  of  the  Task  Force  primarily  focuses  on  issues  of  measurement  of  poverty  and strategies to combat poverty. Regarding estimation of poverty, the report of the Task Force states that  'a  consensus  in  favour  of  either  the  Tendulkar  or  a  higher  poverty  line  did  not  emerge. Therefore, the Task Force has concluded that the matter be considered in greater depth by the country's top experts on poverty before a final decision is made. Accordingly, it is recommended that an expert committee be set up to arrive at an informed decision on the level at which the poverty  line  should  be  set.'  The  Report  of  the  Task  Force  is  under  consideration  of  the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 57 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Illegal Occupation of Land in Cantonments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 57

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF LAND IN CANTONMENTS

## *57. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) whether any cases of illegal occupation of land of cantonment areas have come to light;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether such encroachments have been causing serious operational problems and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to redress such problems and the outcome thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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(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 LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  57  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05.02.2020 REGARDING 'ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF LAND IN CANTONMENTS'

(a) & (b):  Yes, Sir.  As on 31.12.2019, approximately 1968.75 acres of defence land has been reported to be under encroachment within the Cantonment area.

(c)  The illegal occupation of defence land causes following problems:

- (i)    Difficulties  in  Municipal  administration  viz.  providing  water  supply, sanitation and other municipal facilities.
- (ii) Land management issues involving keeping open areas free from encroachment.
- (iii)  Living in Cantonments by unidentified floating population.
- (iv)  Possibility of undesirable elements in these areas.

(d)  The following steps have been taken to address the problem of encroachment:-

- (i)  Respective user Services who manage defence land are responsible for its protection, removal of encroachment and planning for its land use.

(ii)  Strengthening of defence land management by way of computerisation and digitisation  of  land  records;  Survey,  demarcation  and  verification  of  defence lands and land Audit.

(iii)    Regular inspection of sites under respective jurisdiction is conducted by the CEO/DEO/Station Commander as the case may be.

- (iv)  Issue of detailed instructions by the Government emphasising the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.
- (v)    Court cases are being pursued to evict encroachers.
- (vi)  Close liaison is being maintained with revenue and civil police authorities to detect attempt to encroach upon the defence land by encroachers.

(vii)  Regular  patrolling  is  being  carried  out  to  safeguard  the  lands  from encroachers and unauthorised construction.

(viii)    Removal  of  encroachments  on  defence  land  under  the  provisions  of Public  Premises  (Eviction  of  Unauthorised  Occupants)  Act,  1971  as  well  as under the Cantonment Act, 2006.

As  a  result  of  various  measures  taken,  16.14  acres  of  encroached  land  in Cantonments has been recovered during the last three years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Coal Mines Operating without Clearances
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## COAL MINES OPERATING WITHOUT CLEARANCES

*56. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) whether any mines of Coal India Limited (CIL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) or their subsidiaries  are  operating  without  valid  Environment  Clearance,  Consent  to  Establish  and Consent to Operate;

(b) if so, the details thereof, mine-wise;

(c) the reasons for not procuring the required certificates from the concerned authorities;

(d)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken  against  CCL  or  its  subsidiaries  by  the  respective  State Pollution  Control  Boards,  State  Environment  Ministries,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and Climate  Change  (MoEFCC)  or  any  Central  or  State  Government  body  including  the  State department of mines and if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether any monetary penalties or cess have been imposed on CCL or its subsidiaries for operating mines without proper permissions since the year 2014; and

(f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  amount  of  penalties  imposed  on  CCL  and  its subsidiaries, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement  refers  to  reply  part  (a)  to  (f)  in  respect  of  Lok  Sabha  Question  No.  *56  for 05.02.2020 asked by Shri Sushil Kumar Singh regarding 'Coal Mines Operating without Clearances'.

(a)  to  (c): As  informed  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL),  no  mines  of  CIL,  Central  Coalfields Limited  (CCL)  or  its  subsidiaries  is  operating  without  valid  Environment  Clearance  (EC), Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO).

However  for  some  of  the  mines  of  CCL,  where  Environmental  Clearance  (EC)/  Consent  to Operate  (CTO)  were  withdrawn,  application  for  EC/  CTO  have  been  submitted  to  concerned agencies.

(d) to (f): As informed by CIL, for CCL, following action has been taken by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and state department of mines:

1. CTO of 4 projects revoked by JSPCB on 20.01.2020.
2. Credible action against project officials of Karo Open Cast Coal Mine, Selected Dhori Open Cast Coal Mine & Tarmi Open Cast Coal Mine has been taken by JSPCB.
3. Demand  notices  issued  by  District  Mining  Officers  of  Jharkhand  from  CCL  for Rs.13,568.504 Crore in view of common cause judgment dated 02.08.2017. The demand notices have been stayed by Revisional Authority, Ministry of Coal.

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