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Lok Sabha Question No. 4754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Suicide Cases in Central Educational Institutes/ Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Behanan Benny

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Suicide Cases in Central Educational Institutes/ Universities

## 4754. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government is aware of the increasing  instances of student suicides in central educational institutes like IITs and Central Universities;
- (b) if so, the number of such instances reported during the last three years; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to stem such activities among the students?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The available data reveals that in  higher education institutions of the country, there is decline in the suicide rate.
- (b): The  number  of  students  who  committed  suicide  in  IITs  and  Central  Universities during last three years is as under:
- (c): All the institutes take proactive welfare measures to prevent harassment of students and have engaged Doctors/ Counsellors/ Psychologists for counseling of needy students from  time  to  time.  In  addition,  the  Institute's  own  faculties/  Wardens/  Mentors  are  also

| S.No.   | Institute                              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| I.      | Indian Institute of Technologies(IITs) |         7 |         8 |         6 |
| II.     | Central Universities                   |         8 |         7 |         2 |

actively involved in helping students to deal with a wide range of concerns be it academic, personal,  emotional.  These  Institutes  conducts  regular  counseling  sessions  through sensitization  program  for  the  students'  community  and  have  put  in    place  provision  of online  registration  of  complaints/  suggestions.  Beside  this,  motivational  lectures/  talks, meditation  &  yoga  sessions,  sports  meet,  cultural  meet  etc.  are  organized  from  time  to time to inculcate healthy atmosphere among students. UGC  vide  its  letters has  also issued instructions for prevention  of  Caste  based discrimination,  from  time  to  time,  to  all  the  Universities/Deemed  to  be  Universities. Recently, the UGC vide its letter dated 26.06.2019 has communicated to all universities to constitute  a  committee  to  look  into  the  discrimination  complaints  received  from  the SC/ST/OBC Students /Teachers and non-teaching staff. AICTE  has  also  launched  three  week  student  induction  program  which  includes physical  activities,  learning,  art  form,  literature,  cinema,  social  awareness  and  universal

human values to make them stress free.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Teachers for Disabled Children
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Teachers for Disabled Children

## †4753. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any schemes to ensure that there are sufficient number of teachers in Government schools for children in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether sufficient number of teachers are available in such Government schools where the number of disabled children is more than ten; and
- (d) if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  &  (b) The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  in  its Schedule lays down Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools which are 30:1 and 35:1 respectively.  As per the framework of erstwhile scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  -  now  subsumed  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  PTR  at  secondary  level should  be  30:1.    As  per  UDISE  2017-18  (provisional),  the  PTR  at  national  level  for  primary schools is 23:1, for upper primary schools is 25:1 and for Secondary level is 26:1.

Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and majority of schools are under the State and Union Territory Governments. The recruitment, service conditions and redeployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of the respective State Government and UT Administration.  However, under Samagra Shiksha - an integrated scheme for school education launched in 2018-19, financial assistance to the States and UTs is provided for additional teachers to maintain the pupil-teacher ratio.

(c) to (d)  In order to address the children with special needs, special educators are appointed in all the states and UTs. These special Educators work in itinerant mode and provide support to general teachers to address the diversified and unique needs of special needs students. As of  now  there  are  28285  in  position  special  educators  including  Block  Resource  Persons  at Block Resource Centre level in all the states and UTs. In addition, the general teachers are provided training on curriculum adaptation to address the needs of CwSN. As on date 4.24 lakh  general  teachers  have  been  provided  such  training  in  the  government  and  government aided schools.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Schools in Rural Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4751 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Schools in Rural Areas

## 4751. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a) the rural coverage of schools by the Government in the country during the last three years along with the goals set;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans of setting up schools at every 5 kilometres radius in the rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

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

(a)  to  (c):   The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education(RTE)  Act,  2009, mandates the appropriate Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child of the age 6 to 14 years in a neighbourhood school. In pursuance of Section 6 of the  Act, the  Central  RTE  Rules  has  notified the  area  or  limits  of neighbourhood  as one kilometre,  within  which  a  primary  school  and  3  kilometre  within  which  an  upper  primary school, has to be established. The States have notified area or limits of their neighbourhood norms in  their  state  RTE  Rules,  factoring  in  their  State  specific  condition,  for  opening  of schools.

Further,centrally sponsored Integrated Scheme for School Education, namely Samagra Shiksha, aims to provide universal access to secondary school within a distance of 5 Km of a habitation by providing support to States and UTs for establishment of new schools by up-gradation of upper primary school to secondary schools. As reported by States/UTs in their respective Annual Work Plan, the habitations covered in Primary, Upper Primary and Secondary level during the last three years is as under:

| Year    | Primary   | Upper Primary   | Secondary   |
|---------|-----------|-----------------|-------------|
| 2017-18 | 97.17%    | 96.71%          | 87.50%      |
| 2018-19 | 97.15%    | 96.49%          | 88.24%      |
| 2019-20 | 97.27%    | 96.82%          | 91.49%      |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Ease of Living
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4749

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 MARCH, 2020

## EASE OF LIVING

## 4749. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government focuses on the ease of living of people of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any survey to improve and mitigate problems in India's growth model; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome of the survey?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes, Sir. To ensure ease of living to citizens, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has adopted three-pronged strategy wherein 100 Smart Cities address the issue ease of living through increased use of digital technology, optimum utilisation of resources and are developed as lighthouses; 500 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) cities addresses the provision of basic services like water supply, sewerage & septage management which need economies of scale; poverty alleviation, affordable housing and sanitation & cleanliness has been addressed in all statutory towns across the country through Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY-U),  Swacch  Bharat  Mission  (SBM-U)  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
- (c)  &  (d)  Every  year  Union  government  assesses  economic  situation  of  the  country  through  Economic Survey.  As  highlighted  in  Economic  Survey  2019-20,  excessive  supply-led  bank  lending  without  due diligence prior to 2014 built stresses in the financial sector, which has acted as a drag on the real sector in recent  times.  Economic  Survey  2019-20,  has  also  emphasized, inter  alia ,  on  promoting  pro-business policies to provide equal opportunities for new entrants, enable fair competition and ease doing business, enable trade for job creation and efficiently scale up the banking sector. Accordingly, the corporate tax rate has been cut to 15 per cent for new domestic manufacturing companies, which is amongst the lowest in the world.  In  December  2019,  the  government  has  announced  the  ₹103  lakh  crore  National  Infrastructure Pipeline which would significantly boost infrastructure and spur growth impulses in the economy. The Union Budget  2020-21  has  also  announced  a  number  of  measures  to  support  broad-based  and  inclusive economic development. These, inter-alia,  include  rationalization  of  personal  income  tax  rates  to  support domestic  demand,  a  16-point  action  plan  for  holistic  development  of  the  agriculture  sector  and  critical measures to boost infrastructure and rural spending. The ongoing reforms and the measures announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 are expected to further strengthen growth.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Inter-State Migrant Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKERS

## 4747. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

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

- (a)whether the Government is having any data on the number of InterState migrant workers across the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State-wise with their educational qualification and the sector in which they are engaged, State/gender/sector/qualification-wise;
- (c)whether these migrant workers have been provided with the wages and other welfare measures as per Chapter IV of Inter-State Migrant Workmen  (Regulation  of  Employment  and  Conditions  of  Service) Act, 1979; and
- (d)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Migration  of  workers  from  one  area  to  another  area  is  a continuous process and the migrant workers keep on moving from one area to another area  in search of work, therefore, it is not feasible to keep record of such migration. However, according to the Economic Survey 2016-17 the size of the workforce as per Census 2011, was 482 million  (48.2  crores)  people  and  based  on  extrapolation,  this  figure would have exceeded 500 million (50 crores) in 2016. If the share of migrants in the workforce is estimated to be even 20%, the size of the migrant workforce can be estimated to be over 100 million (10 crores) in 2016 in absolute terms.

(c): The Government has enacted Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation  of  Employment  and  Condition  of  Service)  Act,  1979  to protect the interest of the migrant workers who migrate within India for Jobs/better employment opportunities. The Salient features of the Act are as under:-

- Registration of all principal employers/contractors.
- Licensing of contractors.
- Issue of passbooks
- Payment of minimum wages.
- Payment of equal wages to male & female workers for same type of work.
- Payment of journey allowance.
- Payment of displacement allowance.
- Providing suitable residential accommodation
- Providing prescribed medical facilities
- Providing protective clothing.

(d): Question does not arise in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Bank Loss
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 4746 Answered on Monday, March 23, 2020/Chaitra 3, 1942 (Saka)

## BANK LOSS

## 4746. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Cooperative Credit Institutions/Banks have suffered/incurred losses on account of crop loans extended to the farmers at concessional rates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the losses suffered by these institutions/banks during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## Answer

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

- (a) to (c): Government of India implements an interest subvention scheme under which short term crop loans up to Rs.3.00 lakh are provided to farmers at a reduced interest rate of 7% p.a. The scheme provides interest subvention of 2% per annum to Banks on use of their own resources. Besides, additional 3% incentive is given to the farmers for prompt repayment of the loan, thereby reducing the effective rate of interest to 4%.

Under the Scheme, the Government provides interest subvention of 2% directly to the Cooperative Banks for such crop loans to make good the loss that the banks may incur on account of use of their own funds.

Further, National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) provides short term refinance support to Cooperative Banks through the Short Term Cooperative Rural Credit (STCRC) (Refinance) Fund at the concessional interest rate of 4.5% per annum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: GST Invoices and e-Way Bills
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4744

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020/CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## GST INVOICES AND E-WAY BILLS

## 4744. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  real  time  sharing  of  Goods  and  Services  Tax (GST) invoices and e-way bills with the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  real  time  sharing  of  GST  invoices  and  e-way  bills  with  the  States  is  likely  to  reduce evading of GST;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether the Government is also contemplating to set up any permanent mechanism to stop the increasing e-way Bill fraud; and
- (e)  if so, the time by which this work is likely to be completed and the extent to which this is likely to stop e-way Bill fraud and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) Tax authorities of Centre and States can access the e-way bill portal developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and view real-time data. Further, NIC has started sharing e-way bill data on near real time basis (with a gap of about 30 minutes in pulling real time data) to those States which make such requests. Presently, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are pulling the near real time data using Application Program Interface (API). The e-way bills contain relevant details of GST invoices also.
- (b) & (c) Yes Sir. With access to real time e-way bill data and invoice details, it has become possible to detect cases of fraudulent activities and irregularities under GST much before returns are filed.
- (d) & (e) Various measures have been undertaken to reduce fraud cases under GST. Based on the recommendations of the GST Council, rule 138E has been inserted to the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 which restricts generation of e-way bill by those taxpayers who have not furnished returns for a consecutive period of two months. Vide notification No. 36/2019 - Central Tax dated 20.08.2019. It would curb fraudulent activities under GST by identifying those cases where there is a mismatch between the information furnished in return vis-à-vis the e-way bill.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Inclusion of Gujarat and Jharkhand in Swadesh Darshan Project
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4741 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## INCLUSION OF GUJARAT AND JHARKHAND IN SWADESH DARSHAN PROJECT

4741. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the states of Gujarat and Jharkhand have been included in the Swadesh Darshan Project;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Details of the projects sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Gujarat and Jharkhand are as under:-

| State     | Circuit/year              | Detail                                                                            |   Sanctioned amount in Crores |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Gujarat   | Heritage Circuit/ 2016-17 | Development of Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi.                      |                         85.01 |
| Gujarat   | Heritage Circuit/ 2016-17 | Development of Vadnagar- Modhera and Patan                                        |                         98.61 |
| Gujarat   | Buddhist circuit/ 2017-18 | Development of Junagadh- GirSomnath- Bharuch-Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana    |                         29.28 |
| Jharkhand | Eco Circuit/ 2018-19      | Development of Dalma- Chandil- Getalsud- Betla national park- Mirchaiya- Netarhat |                         52.72 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Opening of New Tourism Centre in Karnal
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4740 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## OPENING OF NEW TOURISM CENTRE IN KARNAL

†4740. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to open new tourist centre in Parliamentary Constituency, Karnal; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Tourism  does  not  have  any  scheme  for opening  of new  Tourist  Centers  in  the  country.  However under  its schemes  of  Swadesh  Darshan  and  PRASHAD  Ministry  provides financial assistance to State Governments/ UT Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure in the country.

Ministry  has  sanctioned  projects  -  Development  of  Tourism Infrastructures at Brahmsarovar, Sanhit Sarovar, Narkatari, Jyotisar of  Kurukshetra under Krishna Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme in  2016-17  for Rs.  97.35  Crore  and Development  of  Nadasaheb Gurudwara and Mata Mansha Devi Temple, Panchkula under PRASHAD Scheme in 2019-20 for Rs.49.72 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Central Medical College & Hospital at Assam University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Central Medical College & Hospital at Assam University

## 4739. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  the  reasons  for  not  establishing  Central  Medical  College  and  Hospital  at  Assam University, Silchar even after submission of DPR by the University; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government for the establishment of a Central Medical College and Hospital at Assam University after having being intimated of it's selection vide letter no. F.24-11/2008(CU) dated 15.01.2010?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK' )

(a)  &  (b):    The  proposal  for  establishment  of Central  Medical  College and  Hospital  in Central Universities including the Assam University, Silchar during the 11 th  Plan was not approved by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Education Loan
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4737

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd MARCH, 2020, CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## EDUCATION LOAN

## †4737. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is providing guarantee for education loan upto ten lakh rupees in regard to higher education;

(b) if so, the total number of students who have been given loan guarantee in Assam and the details thereof;

(c) whether loan guarantee is not given for a student whose father has defaulted on bank loan; and

(d) if so, the manner in which students are being helped in such a situation ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Under the Credit Guarantee Fund for Education Loans (CGFEL) set up in September, 2015, guarantees are given for education loans availed by students without any collateral security and third party guarantee for a maximum loan limit of Rs 7.50 lakh. The Government is the Settler for the Fund and the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. (NCGTC) is the Trustee.

Guarantees under CGFEL have been provided in a total of 4554 education loans extended to students in Assam upto 16.03.2020. Further, there is no provision in the Credit Guarantee Scheme debarring such students whose fathers may have defaulted on bank loans, from being provided a guarantee under the scheme on education loans applied for by them.

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