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Lok Sabha Question No. 1546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Storage for Food Grains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1546

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## STORAGE FOR FOOD GRAINS

## 1546.      SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  is  working  on  creating  storage  or  warehouse facilities  for  storing  food grains of farmers in the villages;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the current data on the number of facilities already in place as on date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): Yes  Sir.  Government  is  implementing  Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI),  a  subscheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) under which assistance is provided for creating storage or warehouse facilities for storing food grains of farmers in the villages.  AMI scheme is a demand driven, back ended credit linked subsidy scheme in which rate of subsidy provided is 25% and 33.33%  based  on  the  category  of  eligible  beneficiary  and  provided  on  capital  cost  of  the  project. Assistance under the sub-scheme is available to individuals, agri-preneurs, group of farmers/growers, registered Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), cooperatives and state agencies etc.

Since inception and up to 30.06.2020, a total of 39,416 storage infrastructure projects with storage capacity of 665.3 Lakh MT have been assisted under AMI scheme benefiting number of agri-preneurs including farmers.

The  Government  has  approved  a  new  central  sector  scheme  for  Financial  Facility  under Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  of  Rs.  1,00,000  Crore  to  provide  a  medium-long  term  debt  financing facility  for  investment  in  viable  projects  for  post-harvest  market  infrastructure  including  warehousing facility and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support. The scheme has been formally  launched  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India  on  09.08.2020.    So  far, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has received 3055 proposals including that of warehouse facilities from Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) through state cooperative banks in 22 states for which in-principle sanction of Rs. 1568 crore has been accorded.

Further, Warehouse Infrastructure Fund (WIF) was created in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) during 2013-14 & 2014- 15 with corpus of Rs. 5000 crore each (from priority sector shortfall) to finance warehouses and cold storages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Adjournment in Consumer Complaints by NCDRC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1545

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## ADJOURNMENT IN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS BY NCDRC

## 1545.   SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

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- (a) whether it is true that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has been issuing  long  duration  of  adjournments  in  consumer  complaints  under  the  Consumer  Protection Act, 1986 and Consumer Protection Act, 2019;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of consumer complaints taken up and disposed by NCDRC during each of the last three years;
- (d) the details of the origin of the number of complaints as on date, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the number of judges and other judicial staff at work in various consumer affairs tribunals in the country?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a) & (b):   The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Consumer Protection (Consumer Commission Procedure)  Regulations,  2020  provide  for  expeditious  disposal  of  cases.  To  ensure  timely  disposal  of cases  it  has  been  provided  that  adjournment  shall  be  entertained  in  exceptional  circumstances  and  the reason for the same to be recorded in writing. It has been further provided that in case of a prayer for adjournment under any other circumstances, the Consumer Commission may, unless sufficient cause is shown, impose such cost, as it deems necessary, for granting such adjournment.
- (c)    :    As  per  data  available  on  CONFONET  portal,  the  details  of  consumer  complaints  filed  in  and disposed of by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission during the last three years is as under:
- (d)    :   The details of the origin of the number of consumer complaints filed in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, State/UT-wise, is not being maintained.
- (e)     :    As per available information, at present, 534 Presidents and 1140 members are in position in the National Commission, State Commissions and all District Commissions.

| Year   | Filed     | Disposed   |
|--------|-----------|------------|
| 2017   | 1303      | 3907       |
|        | 1405      | 2018 2839  |
| 2019   | 2459 1435 |            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Establishing New NIFTEMs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1544

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ESTABLISHING NEW NIFTEMs

## 1544.  MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry proposes to establish new campuses of the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management  (NIFTEM);
- (b) if so, the details  thereof; state-wise
- (c) whether  inadequate  and  unskilled  manpower  is  a  major  challenge  for Food  Processing Industries in the country;  and
- (d) whether  the  present  NIFTEMs  have  in-campus  incubation  centers  and  if  so,  the  details thereof ?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b). There is no proposal as on date
- (c). Yes
- (d). Yes. NIFTEM,  Kundli,  Sonipat  Haryana  has recently incorporated  Technology Business  Incubator  on  04.08.2020  as  a  Section  8  company  under  the  Companies  Act  in  the name of "NIFTEM Technology Innovation and Business Incubation Foundation".

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Exclusion of Aged Persons as Beneficaries under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1539 ANSWERED ON 20/09/2020

## EXCLUSION OF AGED PERSONS AS BENEFICARIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1539.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any order excluding people over the age of 65 years from taking part in works offered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether around 53,000 aged people would be excluded by virtue of the said order in the State of Kerala which form around one-third of the State MGNREGS beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to withdraw this order considering the current economic deprivation; and
- (d) if so, the time period and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)   No, Sir. The mandate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is to provide for not less than 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work.
- (b) to (d)  Do not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Wastage due to Improper Storage
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLIG  DtSTRtBUT|ON DEPAR'IIMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIOil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. I536 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2oth SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## WASTAGE DUE TO IMPROPER STORAGE

## 1536. SHRI CHAI{DESHWAR  PRASAD:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTION  5ct+rdr rrrd, urC-c sft Trd-dfrfi futrtur d+ be pteased  to state:

- (a) whether is a fact that due to lack of proper  storage huge quantities  of cereals  (wheat.rice) was laid to waste over the years;
- (b)  if so, the details of wastage of cereals during each of the last three years;
- (c) the reason due to which the Government did not allow export despite adequate stocks  ,of  cereals;
- (d)  whether the Government has adequate reserves  of cereals to tackle drought situation in country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) and (b): No Sir' No wastage of Gentral Pool Foodgrains  (wheat & rice) stored in godowns  of Food Gorporation of India (FGl) can be directly attributed to  lack of  proper storage facilities.  Procured foodgrains  are stored by FCI in a scientific manner in covered godowns and Cover & Plinth (CAP) storage'

lnspite of all precautions,  some quantity  of foodgrains  may get damaged/become  non-issuable during storage due to transit damages uiz enroule damage in wagon/truck, contamination, wagon roof leakaget Natural Calamities like cyclone/flood  etc.

## The quantum of foodgrains,  which got damaged in godowns  of FGI during last three year is as unden

| Year      | Quantity of damaged foodgrains (in lakh tonnes)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18   | o.o27                                             |
| 201449    | o.o5                                              |
| 2fJ19-zfJ | o.02                                              |

(c)r lndia is a Member of World Trade Organization  (WTO) and the provisions  of the Agreement  on Agriculture  under the aegis of WTO, restrict exports on commercial terms from public stockholding. No impod/export  for wheat/rice (non.basmati)  has been made from Gentral Pool Foodgrains Stocks during the last year and the current year till date.

(d) and (e): Yes Sir, To meet any contingency situation like drought, a strategic reserve of 2O Lakh MT of rice and 3O Lakh MT of wheat is maintained  at national level at different Food Gorporation  of lndia (FGl) godowns, out of the foodgrains procured  at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Income Limit of OBCs Creamy Layer
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1531 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 20.09.2020

## INCOME LIMIT OF OBCs CREAMY LAYER

## +1531. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to any panel to review the income limit of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) creamy layer: appoint
- (b) if so. the details thereof: and
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c): No Sir.

Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Collection of Premium under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1530

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## COLLECTION OF PREMIUM UNDER PMFBY

1530.       SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of premium collected in Gujarat under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) during each of the last three years;
- (b) the total value of claims made by the farmers in the said State and the total value of claims lying pending; and
- (c) the average time taken in the settlement of such claims?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c):      Details of total premium collected  by the insurance companies, claims paid and claims pending during last three years i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 in Gujarat under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) are given in following table :

(Rs. in crore)

| Year     |   Premium collected |   Claims Reported |   Claims Paid |   Claims Pending |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
| 2017-18  |             3014.27 |           1076.36 |       1075.45 |             0.93 |
| 2018-19  |             3141.39 |           2778.39 |       2777.77 |             0.62 |
| 2019-20* |             3614.98 |            317.73 |        111.65 |           206.08 |

As  per  provisions  of  the  scheme,  admissible  claims  are  generally  paid  by  the  insurance companies within two months of completion of Crop Cutting Experiments/harvesting period subject to  availability  of  yield  data  and  total  State  share  of  premium  subsidy  from  concerned  State Government  within  time.  However,  settlement  of  claims  in  some  States  including  Gujarat  got delayed  and  average  time  take  for  settlement  of  claims  increased  due  to  reasons  like  delayed transmission  of  yield  data;  late  release  of  their  share  in  premium  subsidy,  yield  related  disputes between  insurance  companies  and  State,  non-receipt  of  account  details  of  some  farmers  for transfer of claims and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) related issues, etc. However, this Department  is  regularly  monitoring  the  implementation  of  PMFBY  including  timely  settlement  of claims. Penalty provisions for late settlement of claims by insurance companies and late release of funds by State Governments have also been stipulated under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Expenditure on CSR by PSEs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1529

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

'Expenditure on CSR by PSEs'

1529:  SHRI MAHESH SAHOO.:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the expenditure incurred under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in the country during the last five financial years, year-wise;
- (b) the total fund spent under CSR in Odisha during the same period, year-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  total  fund  spent  under  CSR  in  Angul  and  Talcher  districts  in  the  State during the same period, year-wise;
- (d) whether any major project has been taken up by any of the PSEs in both the districts under CSR activity and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) :  As  per  information  available,  the  details  of  CSR  Expenditure  incurred  by  CPSEs  in  the country for undertaking CSR activities/ projects during the last five financial years are given in the table:
- (b)  &  (c):    As  per  information  furnished  by  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  on  the  basis  of  filings made by the companies in MCA 21 registry, the CSR amount spent by all companies, including CPSEs in the State of Odisha and Angul district during the last five years is given below:
- (d):  The  details  of  specific  activities/projects  undertaken  by  CPSEs  in  not  maintained  by  the Department of Public Enterprises.

| Year    |   No. of CPSEs |   CSR Expenditure (₹ crore) |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15 |            120 |                     2450.31 |
| 2015-16 |            106 |                     4028.04 |
| 2016-17 |            126 |                     3336.5  |
| 2017-18 |            152 |                     3442.38 |
| 2018-19 |            150 |                     3873.32 |

| Year    |   CSR Expenditure in State of Odisha (₹ crore) |   CSR Expenditure in Angul District of Odisha (₹ crore) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                         252.18 |                                                   25.84 |
| 2015-16 |                                         624.04 |                                                    0.84 |
| 2016-17 |                                         316.72 |                                                    3.41 |
| 2017-18 |                                         469.47 |                                                    3.6  |
| 2018-19 |                                         682.6  |                                                    0.85 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Efforts to Increase Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1528

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## EFFORTS TO INCREASE FARMERS' INCOME

1528.      SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the efforts made by the Government to increase the income of farmers of the country including Uttarakhand during the last three years;
- (b) whether the farmers cultivating traditional crops like paddy, wheat etc. have adopted the cash-crops system through the Government schemes and whether their income has increased;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken special measures to promote cultivation of saffron in Uttarakhand; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The Government  has adopted several developmental policies,  programmes  and schemes which focus on higher incomes for the farmers of the country, including Uttarakhand. All these policies and programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations, nonbudgetary financial  resources  by  way  of  creating  Corpus  Funds,  and  supplementary  income transfers  under  PM-KISAN.  The  latest  major  intervention  includes  the  'Atma  Nirbhar  BharatAgriculture'  which  includes  comprehensive  market  reforms  and  creation  of 'Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF)' worth Rs 1 lakh crore.

(b) & (c): Keeping in view the shift in consumption patterns and varying market conditions, the farmers decide the acreage to put under cultivation for different cereal crops and/or cash crops.

With a view to increase the profitability of agriculture sector, Government is implementing several Crop Development Schemes/ Programmes, including National Food Security Mission (NFSM),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana  (RKVY),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI),  National  Mission  on Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP),  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA),  Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, etc.

(d) & (e): As per the information provided by the Government of Uttarakhand, saffron is not cultivated in the State at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Procurement of Agricultural Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Preneet Kaur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1527

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

## 1527.      SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether agricultural produce not purchased by private companies can be sold to the Government at Minimum Support Price (MSP);
- (b) whether a farmer desirous of selling his agricultural produce solely to the Government can do so and if so, the Government will purchase the same at MSP; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  mechanism  adopted  by  the  Government  to  procure  agricultural produce from the farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): There  exists  a  transparent  &  uniform  policy  for  procurement  of  agricultural produce  by  Government  agencies  across  the  country.  The  Government  extends  price support  to  paddy  and  wheat  through  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  State Agencies. The procurement policy is open ended. Under this policy, whatever food grains are  offered  by  farmers,  within  the  stipulated  period  &  conforming  to  the  specifications prescribed  by  Government  are  purchased  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  by  the  State Government agencies including FCI for Central Pool. Further, oilseeds, pulses and copra of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) are procured from farmers under  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), as per its prescribed guidelines at MSP in consultation with the concerned State Government as and when market price of these produce fall below the MSP. However, if farmer gets better price in comparison to MSP, they are free to sell their produce in open market.

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