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Lok Sabha Question No. 4178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Performance of RINL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## PERFORMANCE OF RINL

4178.  SHRI B.V. NAIK:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  a  team  visited  the  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited (RINL) to look into the modalities of listing of RINL;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the reasons for RINL incurring losses during the last four years;

(d) the extent to which not providing captive mines to RINL is contributing to its losses; and

(e) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  profitability  of RINL?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

(c) Major  reasons  for  losses  since  2015-16,  inter-alia  have  been  downturn  in global  steel  industry,  cheaper  imports,  adverse  market  conditions,  lower  net  sales realizations  of  steel  products,  increase  in  imported  and  indigenous  prices  of  basic raw materials such as iron ore & coking coal, etc.

(d) Major reasons for losses, which inter-alia include costs as well as fluctuations in the prices of basic raw materials, is brought out in the reply to para (c) above.  In RINL's case, the cost of raw materials constitute around 50% of the total expenses.

As per the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation), Act, 1957, as amended through the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment  Act,  2015,  the  State  Governments  have  been  empowered  to  grant mining  lease  through  the  method  of  auction  under  Section  10A  or  through  the reservation route under Section 17A of the Act.   Allocation of new mining lease is, therefore, regulated as per the provisions of the amended Act.

(e) Steel is  a  deregulated  sector  and  role  of  Government  is  that  of  a  facilitator. Efforts made by RINL to increase operational efficiency and profitability of the plant inter-alia include optimization of coal blends, increasing vendor base of coking coal; maximization of captive power generation production of high end value added steels for  higher  margins;  improvement  in  techno-economic  parameters  such  as  Blast Furnace  productivity,  Pulverized  Coal  Injection  as  partial  replacement  for  costlier Coke,  lower  coke  rate,  increased  labour  productivity;  optimizing  logistical  costs  by utilizing coastal shipping, chartering of higher capacity vessels;  strengthening sales and marketing networks, etc.

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(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Memorial on Morarji Desai
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4177 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## MEMORIAL ON MORARJI DESAI

## 4177.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Gujarat has requested the Ministry of Culture to pay Rs. 1 crore  as  compensation,  which  is  being  demanded  by  Ashram  Gaushala  Trust,  Ahmedabad persistently towards land cost for acquiring Samadhi land- Abhay Ghat for building suitable memorial in the name of Ex-PM Late Shri Morarji Desai and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the action taken by the Government to acquire the Sabarmati Ashram Gaushala Trust land, on which Abhay Ghat in the memory of Late Shri Morarji Desai has been constructed;
- (c) whether the Government has paid the amount to Gaushala Trust for the cost of land on which the Abhay Ghat memorial has been built; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESHSHARMA)

(a) to (d):  Birth  centenary of Late Shri Morarji Desai was commemorated during the period from 29.2.1996 to 28.2.1997. Construction of memorial of Late Shri Morarji Desai was taken up as a commemoration activity. The construction work started in 1996 and was completed in 1999. The Sabarmati Ashram Gaushala Trust did not ask for the cost of the land at the time of construction of the memorial in 1996.

A  proposal  for  payment  of  compensation  towards  land  provided  by  Ashram  Gaushala Trust,  Ahmedabad  for  building  a  memorial  in  the  name  of  Late  Shri  Morarji  Desai  was received  in  the  Ministry  for  the  first  time  in  the  year  2000.  The  proposal  was  examined  at length  and  since  the  commemoration  period  had  ended  by  then,  the  request  could  not  be acceded to by the Ministry of Culture.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Number of IoE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## Number of IoE

## 4175. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (a) whether the Expert Empowered Committee (EEC) has recommended to increase the number of Institutes of Eminence (IoE) to 30; (b) if so, the new institutes that would be added to the existing list; and (c) the criteria used to identify institutes of eminence at present?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  However,  the  recommendations  of  the  Empowered  Expert Committee (EEC) are yet to be considered by the University Grants Commission (UGC). (c):  This  EEC  recommended  the  Institutions  for  IoE  status,  based  on  their  detailed fifteen  year  strategic  vision  plan  and  a  five  year  rolling  implementation  plan  viz. Academic  Plan,  Faculty  Recruitment  Plan,  Students  Admission  plan,  Research  Plan, Networking Plan, Infrastructure development Plan, Finance Plan, Administrative Plan, Governance  Plan,  etc.  with  clear  annual  milestones  and  action  plans  on  how  the Institutions of Eminence are to be set up, with identifiable outputs and outcomes and their plans to meet the criteria for attaining the status of an Institutions of Eminence, as mentioned in its application and presentations made before the EEC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Establishment of NMDPC
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4174. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 7 TH  JANUARY, 2019.

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NMDPC

## 4174.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  a  National  Medical  Devices Promotion  Council  (NMDPC)  to  promote  the  manufacturing  and  export  of medical devices; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the salient features of the NMDPC?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): The National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) has been set up under  the aegis of Department  of  Industrial Policy  and Promotion  (DIPP)  to  facilitate  and  promote  Indian  medical  device industry.  The  objectives  of  NMDPC  inter  alia,  include  supporting dissemination and documentation of international norms and standards for  medical  devices  by  capturing  the  best  practices  in  the  global market;  driving  a  robust  and  dynamic  Preferential  Market  Access (PMA) policy, by identifying the strengths of the Indian manufacturers and discouraging unfair trade practices in imports; making recommendations to the Government based on industry feedback and global practices on policy and process interventions to strengthen the medical  technology  sector,  including  trade  interventions  for  related markets  facilitation  and  promotion  of  the  Indian  Medical  Devices industry; identifying redundant  processes  and  rendering  technical assistance to the agencies/ departments concerned in order to simplify the  approval  processes  involved  in  medical  devices  industry.  The Council is constituted of  members  from  concerned  Government Departments and industry stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Chloride Corrosion of Idols
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## CHLORIDE CORROSION OF IDOLS

## 4170. DR. K. GOPAL :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it is a fact that the ASI team found that a significant percentage of  the  1,100  idols  screened  so  far  in  the  Tiruvarur  icon  centre  in  Tamil Nadu, which housed at least 4,380 antiques, suffer from bronze cancer;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the chloride corrosion of idols is incurable and sometimes contagious; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) As per the directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Crl.O.P.No.8690, 12060 and 24150 of  2017,  Archaeological Survey of
- to India is  responsible  to examine  the  objects  kept  at  Icon  Centre,
- (d) Thiyagaraja Swami Temple at Thiruvarur, only to ascertain whether they are  Antiquities  or  not  under  Section  24  of  Antiquities  and  Art  Treasures Act, 1972. Till date ASI has examined 735 object. However to study the idols  suffered from  bronze  cancer is  not  assigned  to  the  Archaeological Survey of India.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Seats in M.Tech. Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## Seats in M.Tech. Programme

## 4167.  SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  establishment  and  operationalization  of  permanent campus of seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof with locations selected;
- (c) the criteria followed for selection;
- (d) whether  these  would  provide  education  to  students  to  enable  them  to  become  professional managers and they will also promote economic and industrial development; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c): The locations were offered by the State Government concerned and after their appraisal by the Central Government, these were finalized and selected. The details of the approved cost and the location are as follows:
- (d) & (e): Yes,  Madam. The lIMs  are envisaged to impart  best  quality  management  education  in line with the needs of the growing economy and prepare students for positions of responsibility and for leadership positions in new and emerging business environment and fill up the gap in the demand and supply of quality management personnel.

| Name of the Institution   | Location of the Permanent Campus            |   Approved cost for construction of permanent campuses in Rs. Cr. |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| IIM Amritsar              | Village Nijjarpura, District-Amritsar.      |                                                            348.31 |
| IIM Bodh Gaya             | Magadh University Campus, Bodh Gaya.        |                                                            411.72 |
| IIM Nagpur                | Village Dahegaon, District Nagpur.          |                                                            379.68 |
| IIM Sambalpur             | Village Basantpur, District Sambalpur.      |                                                            401.94 |
| IIM Sirmaur               | Village Dhaulakuan, District Sirmaur.       |                                                            392.51 |
| IIM Vishakhapatnam        | Village Gambheeram, District Vishakhapatnam |                                                            445    |
| IIM Jammu                 | Village Jagti Nagrota, District Jammu.      |                                                            424.93 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Regulation of Private Placement Agencies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH JANUARY, 2019

## REGULATION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT AGENCIES

4166.   DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) the details of the various laws/guidelines enacted/laid down  to regulate the functioning of  Private Placement agencies in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  to  the  States  for  regulation  of private placement agencies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof  and the extent of compliance reported by the States in this regard  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  strict compliance of the said laws/guideline by the States;
- (d) whether the government has evaluated the effectiveness of these laws/guidelines in regulating/ monitoring the activities for the private placement agencies;
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  the  existing  laws/guidelines  to  check exploitation by the placement agencies effectively and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f):  Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued guidelines on 30.10.2003 to the State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations  to  consider  regulation  of the  functioning  of  Private  Placement  Agencies.  Subsequently,  the  Ministry  requested States  and  UTs  in  October  2010,  to  register  placement  agencies  under  Shops  & Establishments Act, which is administered by the State Governments. A few states like Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Jharkhand  have made some arrangements  for regulation of Private Placement Agencies.
- V.V. Giri National Labour Institute has brought out a report which has assessed the functioning of private placement agencies. One of the recommendations of the study was the need for having a legislation for regulation of private placement agencies.

Meetings  were  also  held  on  6/12/2017    and  12/02/2018  at  Shillong  and  Kolkata respectively, where the representatives of the Ministry of Labour  and  Employment,  ILO and  other  Stakeholders  had  participated  to  discuss issues relating to regulation of placement agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Sedimentary Basins
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  January, 2019

## Sedimentary Basins

## 4162. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the updated status of sedimentary basins of oil still remaining under-explored in the country; and
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase exploration activity in these basins?

## ANSWER MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) India  has  26  sedimentary  basins  covering  an  area  of  3.36  million  square kilometers.   Crude oil & natural gas production is taking place  from 7 sedimentary basins.  In  5  basins,  petroleum  resources  have  been  established  but  are  yet  to produce commercially.  The remaining 14 basins have prospective resources which are to be explored.  At present only 48% of the sedimentary basinal areas have been appraised.

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- (b) The  major  policy  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  exploration activities in under explored basins include:
- (i) National Seismic Program(NSP), 2016 -  NSP was launched on 12 October 2016  to  conduct  2D  seismic  survey  for  data  acquisition,  processing  and interpretation of 48,243 Line Kilo Metres(LKM).
- (ii) National  Data  Repository  was  launched  on  28  June  2017  to  supplement Open  Acreages  Licensing  Policy  (OALP)  under  Hydrocarbon  Exploration and Licensing Policy, 2016 (HELP).
- (iii) Under OALP Bid Round I, 55 blocks having area of 59,282 sq.Km. have been awarded on 1 st October, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Setting up of Trade Fair Complexes
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4160 TO BE ANSWERED ON  07 th  JANUARY, 2019

## SETTING UP OF TRADE FAIR COMPLEXES

## 4160.  SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  trade  fair  complexes  in  various States of the country particularly in North Eastern States including Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  proposed  complexes  are  likely  to  be  set  up  by  the Government?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a), (b)& (c) The  Department  provides  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  export infrastructure  including  International  Trade  Promotion  Centres, as and when proposals are received from the eligible agencies under the TIES scheme.

The  Department  has  approved  financial  assistance  for  three  trade promotion  centresunder 'Trade Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme (TIES)'. The details of these projects are at Annexure - I.

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## ANNEXURE - I

|   S. No. | Name of project                                                                                                    | Implementing Agency                                                         | Time schedule indicated by the Implementing Agency   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 'Establishment of Main Exhibition Building (Phase II) at Trade cum Permanent Exhibition Centre at Imphal', Manipur | Manipur Industrial Development Corporation (MANIDCO), Government of Manipur | 24 months from date of start.                        |
|        2 | 'Expansion of Chennai trade Centre', Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Tamil Nadu Trade Promotion Organization                                     | 24 months from date of start                         |
|        3 | 'Establishment of Trade Promotion Centre at Minto Hall, Bhopal', Madhya Pradesh                                    | M.P. State Tourism Development Corporation                                  | Completed                                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Setting up of ROs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ANBUMANI RAMADOSS, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  JANUARY, 2019

## Setting up of ROs

## 4158. DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS: ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- ( a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  double  its  petroleum  Retail  Outlets (ROs) from 63674 pumps to 130000 pumps and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  said  move  is  not  against  the  United  Nations  framework  on climate change/Paris Agreement and the commitments made by the country to reduce the emission of green house gases by reducing the usage of fossil fuels and in achieving renewable energy target by 2020 and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has through its National Auto Fuel Policy and Auto Fuel  Vision  and  Policy  2025  announced/proposes  to  announce  the  closure  of petrol pumps in the country replacing them with alternative fuels by 2025 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted a study about requirement of ROs in the country and if so, the details thereof along with any proposal to open ROs across the country following the study report, State-wise; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  would  agree  that  allotment  of  Retail  Outlets surround allegations of corruption and nepotism by oil companies and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto along with the steps taken to ensure/introduce a transparent allocation process?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that expansion of Retail  Outlet  network  is  a  continuous  process  to  ensure  adequate availability  of  motoring  fuels  like  petrol  and  diesel  throughout  the country. Recently,  OMCs have issued advertisements for award of new Retail Outlet dealerships on 25.11.2018 and 14.12.2018. A total number of 78,688 locations including 24,694 in various rural areas have  been  included  under  the  said  advertisements  on  pan  India basis by the OMCs.
- (c) Auto  Fuel  Vision &  Policy,  2025  has  provided  road  map  for upgradation of Auto Fuel Quality in the country.
- (d) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that expansion of Retail  Outlet  network  is  a  continuous  process  to  ensure  adequate availability  of  motoring  fuels  like  petrol  and  diesel  throughout  the country.
- (e) OMCs  in  order  to  bring  in  more  transparency  in  dealer  selection process have introduced a simplified and transparent dealer selection process. The salient features include user-friendly on line application facility, selection by draw of lots, videography of proceedings, mechanism for grievance redressal system, etc.

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