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Lok Sabha Question No. 1180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Beneficiaries of PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1180 TO BE ANSWERED ON  25 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

Beneficiaries of PMUY

†1180. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  State-wise  amount  spent  by  the  Government  especially  in Maharashtra under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) since the launch of this scheme;
- (b) the district-wise number of LPG connections given under PMUY including Latur district in Maharashtra and Jalore and Sirohi districts in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether beneficiaries under the said scheme are unable to refill the cylinders as they belong to BPL category;
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to refill the 5 kg LPG cylinder either free or on instalments under the said scheme; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to educate the LPG consumers for complying with safety norms?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) So  far,  the  Government  has  reimbursed  ₹  10,675  crore  to  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) in lieu of LPG connections released by them across the country including in the State of Maharashtra under PMUY. The total subsidy on domestic LPG  including  PMUY  beneficiary  provided  by  the  Government  in  2018-19  is    ₹ 37,220 crore including the LPG customers of Maharashtra.
- (b) OMCs  have  released  8  crore  LPG  connections  including  44.36  lakh  in Maharashtra and 63.91 lakh in Rajasthan under PMUY. The district-wise details of LPG connections released under PMUY in Latur district of Maharashtra and in Jalore and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan are as under :

| Latur district, Maharashtra   | Jalore district, Rajasthan   | Sirohi district, Rajasthan   |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.29 lakh                     | 1. 89 lakh                   | 1.17 lakh                    |

(c) & (d) As on date, about 87 % of PMUY beneficiaries have returned for at least second refill.  In  order  to  improve  the  refill  consumption,  PMUY  beneficiaries  have been  offered  swap  facility  of  5  kg  cylinder  against  14.2  kg  cylinder  as  per  their requirement. (e) OMCs undertake various awareness programmes to promote awareness on safe  usage  of  LPG,  viz.  engaging  mass  communication  channels  such  as  audio visual  and  print  media,  banners/hoardings,  leaflets,  pamphlets,  conducting  LPG

- Panchayat/Safety Clinics, regular customer contact by OMCs/distributors, etc.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Loss incurred by PSUs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF n-':J)IA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEP ARTW£NT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1179

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Agrahayana 4, 1941 (Saka)

## Loss incurred by PSUs

## 1179 SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRIRAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRIRAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has estimated the loss of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for strategic disinvestment during the current financial year;
- (b) if so, the details of the said public sector undertakings along with the estimated revenue thereof; and
- (c) the names of private undertakings which have shown keen interest to invest in these undertakings?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) & (b) Government follows a policy of strategic disinvestment of CPSEs, which are not in 'priority' sectors. For this purpose, NITI Aayog has been mandated to identify such CPSEs based on the criteria of (i) National Security (ii) Sovereign function at arm's length, and (iii) Market Imperfections and Public Purpose. Profitability/loss of the CPSE is not a relevant criteria.
- (c) The approved procedure and mechanism for strategic disinvestment of CPSEs allows investors to express interest in response to the Expression of Interest (EoI) documents. The shortlisted bidders are to participate in the financial bidding in accordance with the approved procedure. The procedure stipulates confidentiality with regard to the identity of the bidders till completion of the procedure.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Traditional Forest  Dwellers
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GO VERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1177

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS

## † 1177. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any target date has been fixed by the Government for the distribution  of  title  documents  in  tribal  dominant  majority  States under  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Right) Act, 2006;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made in this regard as on date, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFIARS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) to (c ) Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Money Laundering
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1176

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019 AGRAHAYANA 4, 1941(SAKA)

## MONEY LAUNDERING

## 1176. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. whether the Government agencies have launched a massive National Risk Assessment (NRA) exercise to identify the sectors that are susceptible to money laundering and terror funding, and plug the loopholes and this is in line with the Financial Action Task Force  (FATF) recommendations and if so, the details thereof;
- b. whether India is required to make a risk assessment and put necessary mechanisms in place while India has met its obligation of mutual evaluation with FATF and if so, the details thereof;
- c. whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  as  part  of  the  process,  the  World  Bank  had  earlier  made  a customizable  excel  -  based  self-assessment  software  tool  available  to  Indian  agencies  which focuses  on  all  vital  aspects  of  money  laundering,  including  terror  financing  risks,  and  help identify threats and vulnerabilities in different sectors particularly real-estate which emerged as one of the sectors requiring urgent intervention and if so, the details thereof; and
- d. whether  NRA  exercise  begins  with  the  collection  of  data  on  sectors  that  are  prone  to  money laundering in high, medium and lower categories at the national level and prepare an action plan based on the level of risk and if so, the details thereof along with the work done so far?

## ANSWER

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

- a. Yes, Sir. The Government of India has initiated National Risk Assessment (NRA) exercise to identify  the  sectors  that  are  susceptible  to  money  laundering  and  terror  funding,  and  plug  the loopholes and this is in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations The exercise of NRA is ongoing.
- b. FATF  standards  require  the  member  countries  to  identify,  assess,  and  understand  the  money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks for the country, and should take action, including designating an authority or mechanism to coordinate actions to assess risks, and apply resources, aimed at ensuring the risks are mitigated effectively.
- c. There  is  no  single  or  universal  methodology  for  conducting  Money  Laundering/Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) risk assessment. The member countries of FATF may adopt any one of the widely  available  different  methodologies,  to  identify  Money  Laundering/Terrorism  Financing (ML/TF) risks as a product of threats & vulnerabilities in all the relevant sectors of economy.
- d. The  exercise  of  NRA  involves  collection  of  data  from  various  sectors,  assessing  the  Money Laundering/Terrorism  Financing  (ML/TF)  risks  and  preparation  of  Action  Plan  to  mitigate  the Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) risks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Improving Education System
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019 Improving Education System

## 1169.   SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to keep education subject completely in its hands to promote national integration among the children avoiding private schools and colleges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  research  done  in  the  country  also  showed  that  private  education  is encouraging just exams and giving marks and ranks instead of teaching the children about the  problems  being  faced  in  society  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  corrective  steps taken/being taken in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government is working on a comprehensive education system to shape the future  of  the  students  instead  of  concentrating  on  exams  and  in  achieving  100  per  cent results in class rooms, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether it is also a fact that 30 to 50 per cent primary education and about 60 to 80 per cent higher education in private sector does not augur good for future education policy of our country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons for such situation in the country; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to completely remove private sector from education at primary and higher levels in the country in future?

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

(a) to (f): The Government is in the process of formulating a new National Education Policy for meeting the  changing  dynamics  of  the  population's  requirement  with  regard  to quality education, innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower. For  this  purpose,  detailed  consultations  have  been  carried  with  various  stakeholders  and several  suggestions  and  inputs  have  been  received  for  improving  the  education  system across all levels and sub-sectors of school and higher education, including adult education, vocational  education,  and  professional  education.  The  Committee  for  the  Draft  National Education Policy under the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan submitted its report to the Ministry on 31 st May 2019. The Draft NEP which was uploaded on the Ministry's website and also at innovate.mygov.in platform has received a large number of suggestions/comments from all stakeholders including Government of India Ministries and State Governments. The National Education Policy is still under finalization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Complaints against Private Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1168

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 25 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

[AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 (SAKA)]

COMPLAINTS AGAINST PRIVATE COMPANIES

## QUESTION

1168. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेटकार्यमंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is aware that more than 1 crore people have lost  their  jobs  from  different  MNCs  and  other  private  entities  under  the Corporate  Affairs  Ministry  during  the  last  six  years,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  the number of complaints received by the department during the said period, subject-wise;
- (c) the action taken and proposed to be taken by the Government on the said complaints; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  'zero-complaints'  in  the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कॉर्पोरे ट कार्यमंत्रालर् में राज्यमंत्री

( श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) to (d): TheGovernment in Ministry of Corporate Affairs has no such information. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has also given NIL information.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Shareholding of GSTN
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1164

To be answered on Monday, November 25, 2019/ /Agrahayana 4, 1941 (Saka)

## Shareholding of GSTN

1164. Shri Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that 51 per cent shareholding of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) will be with 5 private companies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the logic of this shareholding pattern when 4 of these 5 companies are predominantly owned by foreigners and have huge foreign holdings;
- (c) the reasons for not thinking of total 100 per cent investment by the Government with Central and State Governments when the entire investment is done by them;
- (d) the details of amount that can be dependable to safeguard and implement GSTN when the bankers have failed to fix their business problems like NPAs; and
- (e) whether the Government will review the shareholding pattern of GSTN and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SH. ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): The GST Council in its 27 th  meeting held on 4 th  May, 2018 resolved that GSTN will be converted into a 100% Government-owned entity by transferring 51% equity  shares  held  by  the  Non-Government  Institutions  to  the  Centre  and  States equally. The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 26 th  September, 2018 decided to convert  GSTN  into  a  fully-owned  Government  company  with  50%  equity  of  the company to be held by the Central Government and the balance 50% to be held by various States and Union Territories.

In pursuance to the above decisions, GSTN has already initiated the process of transfer of 51% equity of the company held by the Non-Government Institutions to the  Centre  and  States  equally.  The  necessary  amendments  in  the  company's Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA) have been carried out and the modified MOA and AOA have also been approved by the GST Council.  The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  has  also  accorded  its  approval  to  the modified MOA and AOA on 22 nd  March, 2019 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The shareholders of GSTN in its Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 21 st  June, 2019 has also accorded its approval to the modifications in MOA and AOA and transfer of shares by the Non-Government Institutions to the Centre and States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Quality of Education

## †1163.SHRI	SUMEDHANAND	SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government has formulated any guidelines or made rules to assess the quality of education being imparted in the deemed universities of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (d)  the  details  of  the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to improve  the  quality  of  education  of  these  universities  particularly  in  respect  of  the infrastructure, faculty and research facilities?

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

(a)  to  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  notified  the  UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2019 to regulate the Deemed to be Universities  in  the  country.  In  order  to  assess  and  improve  the  quality  of  higher education  in  Deemed  to  be  Universities,  UGC  conducts  annual  monitoring  of  the performance and academic outcomes of these Institutions on the following performance parameters:

- i. Graduate outcomes
- ii. Linkage of the students with the society/industry
- iii. Training  of  the  students  in  essential  professional  skills  such  as  team-work, communication skills, leadership skills, time management skills, soft skills, etc.
- iv. The teacher student ratio shall not be less than 1:20
- v. Induction programmes for students
- vi. To adopt learning outcome based curriculum framework
- vii. Use ICT based learning tools for effective teaching learning processes
- viii. To adopt CBCS and academic flexibility for interdisciplinary learning
- ix. Examination  reforms  to  ensure  that  the student  assessment  is  based  on understanding of concepts
- x. To ensure that at least half of the students passing out appear for examinations such as GATE/JAM/UGC-NET
- xi. Tracking of the student progress after completion of course
- xii. Ensure induction and refresher programmes for teachers
- xiii. Compulsory participation in NIRF rankings
- xiv. Effective implementation of measures for quality improvement as per the quality mandate of UGC.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Apportioning of Tax Income
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1161 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 25 th  November, 2019

[4 Agrahayana, 1941 (SAKA)] 'APPORTIONING OF TAX INCOME'

## No. 1161. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN

Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  is  apportioning  42  per  cent  of  the  Tax  income  to  the  State Government and if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether any decision has been taken to change the proportion to the State Governments and if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether any reduction in the proportion of allotment will affect the financial capacity of the State; and
- d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Government  and  15th  Finance Commission in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- a) Based  on  the  accepted  recommendations  of  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  (14 th FC), the Government of India apportions 42 percent of net proceeds of Union Taxes and Duties to the State Governments. Details of quantum of net proceeds of Union Tax and Duties apportioned to the State Governments are below:

( ₹ crore)

| Actuals   | Actuals   | Actuals   | Actuals   | BE        |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
| 506192.96 | 608000.31 | 673005.29 | 761454.15 | 809133.02 |

- b) There is no decision to change the proportion to the State Governments.
- c) Does not arise.
- d) Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Scheme under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## SCHEME UNDER PMKVY

## 1158.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing a scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  including  the  number  of  training  centres  and  the  number  of  persons trained under the scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has any scheme to provide jobs to trained persons under the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Under the Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  called  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 with an objective to impart skill training to 1 crore prospective youth pan India for four years i.e. 2016-20 with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 Cr.

As on 11.11.2019, 69.03 lakh (appx.) (38.01 lakh STT + 31.02 lakh RPL) candidates have been trained under the scheme in the country. Under STT, empanelment of TCs is done through the process of accreditation and affiliation for respective job roles on a digital platform known as SMART (Skill  Management  and  Accreditation  of  Training  Centres).  As  on  11.11.2019,  13,911 TCs have been empanelled for STT under PMKVY 2016-20 across the country.

- (c) and (d) Under  PMKVY  2016-20,  focus  on  employment  has  been  significantly  enhanced and  candidates  have  been  placed  in  various  sectors  and  industries.  Training  Centers  (TCs)/ Training  Providers  (TPs)  are  required  to  have  dedicated  mentorship-cum-placement  cells  for industry linkage and placement of candidates. TPs are mandated to organize Placement/Rozgar Melas every six months with support from the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and to ensure the participation of local industry. Scheme also incentivizes TCs/TPs for facilitating placement of the trained candidates. The reimbursement of last 20% of training payout to TCs is linked with the placement (wage employment or self employment) of the candidate. Additionally, post placement support of Rs. 1500 per month per trainee is applicable for special group (women candidates and persons with disability) and special areas (LWE, North East region and J&K) for 2 or 3 month post  training  depending  on  placement  within  or  outside  the  district  of  the  domicile  of  the candidate.

Under  STT,  as  per  data  reported  on  SDMS  (Skill  Development  Management  System), 30.21 lakh candidates are certified. Out of these certified candidates, 15.4 lakh candidates have been reported to be placed in various sectors across the country.

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