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Lok Sabha Question No. 4729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Non-payment of Salaries to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Seth, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES TO LABOURERS

4729. SHRI SANJAY SETH: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)the  details  and  the  number  of  organisations/  companies  whose property had been seized on account of non-payment of salaries to the labourers during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b)the  provisions  under  which  action  has  been  taken  against  the companies which have not given salaries to the labourers on time; and
- (c)the steps taken by the Government to ensure that salaries are given to  labourers  on  time  and  the  efforts  made  to  ensure  its  strict compliance?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): 'Labour' falls under the Concurrent List. Central and State Governments  takes  action  in  accordance  with  respective  Labour Laws. Information relating to the details and the number of companies whose property had been seized on account of non-payment of salaries to the labourers is not maintained centrally.

The Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) through its regional offices and State Labour Machineries conduct inspections regularly  under  various  labour  laws  to  curb  violations  pertaining  to less payment and non- payment of salary/wages to protect the interest of Labourers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Employment by Bokaro Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Praveen Kumar Nishad

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4726 FOR ANSWER ON 22/07/2019

## EMPLOYMENT BY BOKARO STEEL PLANT

4726.  SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 29 thousand families have been displaced from Bokaro Steel Plant of Jharkhand  and  while  out  of  them  only  17  thousand  families  have  been  provided employment;
- (b) if so, the reasons for not providing employment to the remaining 12 thousand families, so far; and
- (c) the time by which the Government proposes to provide employment to them?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)&(b):  Land  for  setting  up  of  Bokaro  Steel  Plant  was  acquired  by  the  State Government through notifications under Part II of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Directorate of Employment & Training (Employment Wing) of the then State Government of Bihar compiled the number of families displaced at the time of setting up  of  the  Bokaro  Steel  Plant  to  be  6019.    In  principle,  it  was  agreed  to  provide employment to at least one member of the displaced family initially.  Bokaro Steel Plant has so far provided employment to more than 16000 displaced persons, which is much more than the number of families originally displaced.

Employment to Displaced Persons at Bokaro Steel Plant is regulated in terms of the Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgment & the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Government of India Guidelines in this regard.

- (c) Does not arise in view of (a) and (b) above

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Release of Funds for Panchayat Institutions
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE FINANCE COMMISSION DIVISION

## LOK SABHA UNSTRRED QUESTION NO-4725

Answered on 22 nd  July, 2019/ Ashadha 31, 1941 (Saka)

## Release of Funds for Panchayat Institutions

## 4725. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Chhattisgarh Government has requested the Union Government for releasing the funds for Panchayat Institutions; and
- (b) if so, the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) On the recommendation of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, 2 nd instalment  of    Basic  Grant  amounting  to  Rs.  523.93  Crore  for  the  year 2018-19 was released to the Chhattisgarh Government on 26-2-2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Sports under Skill India Mission
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## SPORTS UNDER SKILL INDIA MISSION

## 4724. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY: SHRI SANJAY SETH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  for  development  of  sports under the Skill India initiative;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  in  consonance  with  the recommendations of the National Skill Development Council for the skill gaps in the sectors and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 15 th July, 2015, to provide a strong institutional framework to implement and scale up skill development efforts across the country.

Under this, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing  its flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY) (2016-2020).  Under  PMKVY  (2016-2020),  training  is  provided  in  various  sectors including sports. Qualification Packs that have been developed for the sports sector are Fitness Trainer,  Life Guard-Pool & Beach, Sports Masseur, Sports Coach and Physical  Activity  Trainer.  As  on  12.06.2019,  5557  candidates  have  been  trained under sports sector. Further, MSDE through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has formed the Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC) on 3rd July, 2015 for the focused attention to the development of sports under  the  Skill  India  Initiative.  The  key  objective  of  the  SPEFL-SC  is  to  create  a robust  and  vibrant  eco-system  for  quality  education  and  skill  development  in  the sports sector in the country. The mandate for SPEFL-SC, inter alia, is to carry out a functional  and occupational mapping and develop a catalogue of industry, develop occupations/  job  roles  in  the  sector,  develop  &  put  in  place  an  assessment  & certification mechanism for the trainers, assessors and trainees etc. NSDC has not conducted any skill gap study in Sports as yet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Interest Rates on Saving Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4720

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2019/ASHADHA 31, 1941 (SAKA)

## INTEREST RATES ON SAVING ACCOUNTS

4720. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Bank of India has linked the Savings Bank (SB) interest to repo rate;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for lowering the interest rate of SB interest and the manner in which it is affecting the SB account holders;

(c)  whether the Government considers reverting back to the higher rate of interest for the benefit of the account holders; and

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

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): State Bank of India (SBI) has reported that the interest rate on Savings Bank (SB) accounts with balances above Rs.1.00 lakh has been linked by SBI to the repo rate with effect from 1st May, 2019 and the effective interest rate will be the repo rate minus 275 bps.  This  step  has  been  taken  by  SBI  to  ensure  better  transmission  of  the  policy  rate  of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Any change in repo rate by RBI affects the interest rate on SB accounts with balance above Rs.1.00 lakh.  However, interest rate on SB accounts of small borrowers with balance upto Rs.1.00 lakh has not been changed. (c) & (d): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reported that it has deregulated the interest rates on Savings Bank accounts with effect from October 25, 2011 and banks have been given the freedom to fix their interest rates on Savings Bank accounts with the approval of their respective Boards. The Government has no role in fixing these rates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Bank Branches in Rural Areas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Annpurna Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4719

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2019/ASHADHA 31, 1941 (SAKA)

## BANK BRANCHES IN RURAL AREAS

## 4719. MS. ANNPURNA DEVI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether even now only 11 per cent branches of the Government banks and other banks are in rural areas which do not meet the requirement of agricultural development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reason due to which the number of bank branches in rural areas of the country could not be increased; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) No Sir. As apprised by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), total number of bank branches of  commercial  banks  across  the  country  as  on  31.3.2019  was  1,46,932,  out  of  which 51,653 bank branches (35.15%) are in rural areas.   Further, the number of rural branches of  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs)  has  increased  from  41,823  in  March  2014  to 51,653 in March, 2019. Number of Branch less mode / Business Correspondents (BCs) of SCBs in  rural  areas  has  also  increased  from  3.37  lakh  in  March,  2014  to  5.15  lakh  in March, 2018.  Besides, 42,583 ATMs as on March, 2019 are providing banking services in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Minimum Wages to Women in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rama Devi, Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## MINIMUM WAGES TO WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

†4718. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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

- (a)whether  the  women  engaged  in  agriculture  sector  are  not  being  paid minimum wages;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the difficulties/problems being faced by the Government in this regard;
- (d)the steps taken by the Government to remove such problems; and
- (e)the  extent  to  which  these  problems  have  been  removed  as  a  result
- thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Agricultural  Labour  is  a  scheduled  employment  under  the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Accordingly, the minimum wages fixed by the Appropriate  Government  are  equally  payable  both  to  male  and  female workers and the Act does not discriminate on the basis of gender.

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides for payment of equal remuneration  to  men  and  women  workers  for  the  same  work  or  work  of similar nature without any discrimination. The Act is effectively enforced by the Central and State Government by conducting regular inspections to detect the violation of provisions of the Act by establishments. The office of  Chief  Labour  Commissioner  (Central)  in  the  Central  Sphere  and  State Government  in  State  Sphere  are  the  appropriate  authorities  to  conduct inspection to ensure implementation of the provisions of the Act. Officers of the appropriate Government notified as Inspectors make inspections and prosecute those found violating provision of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Complaints against NCTE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND JULY, 2019

## Complaints against NCTE

## †4715. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a)  whether  NCTE  has  become  a  corrupt  institution  as  a  result  of  which  several  institutions imparting  B.Ed.  training  have  become  reduced  to  money  minting  institutions  due  to  which standard of education is declining;
- (b) the  number of  complaints  received  regarding  the  functioning  of NCTE during  the  last  three years; and
- (c) the number of guilty and corrupt persons identified/action taken against them on the basis of the said complaints?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(d) &  (b)  :  No  Sir,  National  Council  for  Teacher  Education  (NCTE)  have  received  143 complaints during the last three years, as under:

| 2016-2017   |   45 |
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| 2017-2018   |   44 |
| 2018-2019   |   54 |

(c) :  Complaints  are  dealt  with  as  per  instructions  of  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training (DOPT) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

During  the  period  01.04.2016  to  31.03.2019,  action  has  been  taken  on  the  complaints received  against  the  officials  of  NCTE  and  charge  sheets  have  been  issued  to  05  officials  and penalties have been imposed on 04 officials including 03 major and 01 minor penalties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Welfare of Non-Government Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4714 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## WELFARE OF NON-GOVERNMENT WORKERS

†4714. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a)whether the Government has formulated schemes for the welfare of the nongovernment workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the extent to which these schemes are likely to benefit the workers along with the State-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): The  Government  of  India  has  set  up  a  robust  social  security  and welfare platform for non-government workers both in organised and unorganised sector.  The  workers  in  organised  sector  are  comprehensively  covered  by  the Employees  Provident  Fund  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1952  and  the Employees  State  Insurance  Act,  1948.  The  workers  in  unorganised  sector  are provided social security and other welfare benefits as enshrined in the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, which provides for formulation of suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers on matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover, (ii) health and maternity benefits, (iii) old age protection and (iv) any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government.

Life  and  disability  cover  is  provided  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) to  the  unorganised  workers  depending  upon  their  eligibility.  The  premium contribution is equally shared between the Central and the State Governments on 50:50 basis. The health and maternity benefits are addressed through Ayushman Bharat scheme.  For old age protection in the form of monthly pension, Government  of  India  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan (PMSYM). Under the scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to the unorganised workers after attaining the age of 60 years. This scheme is based on the 50:50 basis where 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution by the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Skill Development in Agriculture
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE

## 4709.  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) whether  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  not  required  in  the  field  of Agriculture and Horticulture;
- (b) if  so, the details of the number of places in Rajasthan where Skill Development Centres have been established; and
- (c) the  reasons  for  not  acknowledging  the  requirement  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship in Animal Husbandry and Agriculture?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  implementing    its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a Public Private Partnership organization. NSDC has facilitated  creation  of  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  which  are  industry  led  bodies  to ensure addressing skill requirements of various sectors. The scheme promotes skilling of manpower in various sectors including agriculture through the Agriculture Sector Skill Council (ASCI).

There are three kinds of training routes under the scheme: Short Term Training (STT) for fresh skilling of school / college drop outs and unemployed youth, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to recognize the existing skills and Special Projects to address skilling requirements of the vulnerable groups and permit certain flexibility in conduct of Short  Term  Training.  RPL  under  PMKVY  has  been  able  to  undertake  up-skilling  of farmers via bridge course training through some of the projects. The beneficiaries have been oriented in  skills  such  as  'Group  Farming  Practitioner' which  enables  farmers  to increase  productivity  and  income  by  establishing  market  linkages  and  buy-back arrangements. Beneficiaries are being enrolled pan India including Rajasthan for diverse job roles such as Dairy Farmer, Animal Health Worker, Organic Grower, Floriculturist, Gardener and Pulses Cultivator etc.

PMKVY  2.0  (2016-2020),  recognizes  the  needs  across  various  sectors.  To promote  skill  development  and  entrepreneurship  under  Agriculture  Sector,  relaxation has been given on wage employment norms and infrastructure requirements.

A total of 71 training centers are on-boarded in Rajasthan to impart training under Agri  and  allied  sector.  In  Rajasthan,  10,336  candidates  (PMKVY-1)  and  22,790 candidates (PMKVY-2) have been trained under PMKVY scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Research and Development in Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4708

- TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Research and Development in Education

4708. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

- Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT be pleased  to state: (a) whether India's expenditure on Research and Development (R&D) is less in comparison to that of other developing countries; (b) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto; and whether there is a demand from many quarters to increase the percentage of  GDP  spending  on  R&D  in  education  sector  and  if  so,  the  details
- (c) thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  latest  R&D  Statistics  released  by  the  National  Science  and Technology  Management  Information  System  (NSTMIS)  of  the  Department  of Science and Technology (DST), Research & Development (R&D) expenditure in India tripled during the period from 2004-05 to 2014-15. However, its size as a percentage  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  remained  at  0.7  per  cent  as compared to 4.3% in Israel, 2 per cent in China and 1.2 per cent in Brazil. One of the reasons is less investment by the private sector on R & D, which accounts for 65% to 75% of the total R&D investment in most technologically advanced countries of the world as compared to only about 30 per cent in India.

Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to enhance investment in R&D as well as to promote and improve the overall research eco-system in the country.  These  include  Uchhatar  Avishkar  Yojana  (UAY),  which  promotes industry  sponsored,  outcome-oriented  research  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.475.00 crore. 25% of the funds under UAY are contributed by the Industry. Impacting Research  Innovation  and  Technology  (IMPRINT)  focuses  on  socially  relevant research  in  higher  educational  institutions  with  a  budget  provision  of  Rs.487 crore.  Establishment of 9  research  parks at  a  total  cost of Rs.775  crore,  8 of them  being  in  the  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  and  one  in  Indian Institute of Science (IISc). These research parks will propel innovation through incubation and joint research between academia and industry. Prime Minister's Research  Fellows  (PMRF)  Scheme  launched  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.1650  crore incentivises  the  most  meritorious  students  to  pursue  research  in  the  frontier areas  of  science  &  technology  by  offering  attractive  rates  of  fellowship  from Rs.70,000/- to Rs.80,000/- per month in addition to research grant of Rs.2.00 lakh per year for five years.

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