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Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Cruelty against Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## Cruelty against Animals

606.   DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)    the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  cruelty  against  animals  in  the country;
- (b)  whether  all  States  have  constituted  three  tier  board/Committees  to  check  cruelty against animals and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   if not, the names of the States/UTs where the said boards/Committees have not been constituted;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  written  to  States/UTs  to  set  up  shelters  for  stray animals; and
- (e)  if so, the States which have set up shelter for stray animals, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Government of India has enacted the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and has  framed  various  rules  under  the  Act  to  prevent  cruelty  against  animals  in  the country.
- (b) and (c ) The States/ UTs have constituted the State Animal Welfare Boards. Further, many of the States have also constituted/  are in  the process of constituting District level Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs).
- (d) and (e)   Animal Welfare Board of India has been continuously issuing advisories to the States/ UTs for setting up of shelters for stray animals.

Further, the Government through Animal Welfare Board of India is implementing the Scheme  for  Provision  of  Shelter  House  for  looking  after  the  animals  under  which grant-in-aid is provided to Non  Governmental  Organisations/ Animal  welfare organisations  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of  shelter  houses  for  care  and protection of stray animals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Online Registration of Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  604 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH JULY, 2018 [ASHADHA 29, 1940 (SAKA)]

## ONLINE REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES

## QUESTION

604. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented a robust end-to-end online platform extending company registration and compliance filing related services  to  corporates  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the achievement as on date;
- (b) whether the said project was undertaken on a Mission Mode to bring about a Service Centric Approach in the delivery of public services and administration of the Companies Act and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act and if so, the details of contracts awarded to companies along with cost of project and their output;
- (c) the details of IT software companies involved and the funds utilized for the same during the last three years; and
- (d) the details of audit objections against IT software companies and the steps taken by Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS        (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

(a)&(b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs has implemented a robust end-to-end online  platform  named  MCA21  for  extending  company  registration  and compliance filing related services to corporates. The project was implemented in March 2006 on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Model under Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The project was undertaken on a Mission Mode to bring about a Service Centric Approach in the delivery of public services and administration of the Companies Act and later the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act. MCA21 version 1 was developed and maintained by 'Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)' from 2006 till January, 2013. The contract was awarded to M/s Infosys for implementation of next phase of MCA21 (i.e. MCA21 version 2) from January 2013 till July, 2019. (c) Fund utilized for the project during last 3 years (i.e. F.Y. 2015-16, 201617 & 2017-18) is Rs.140.20Crores. (d)  No audit objections in regard to functioning of MCA21 maintained by IT companies have been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Electoral Bond Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, POONAM  MAHAJAN

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED   QUESTION NO.603 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 20 TH  JULY 2018 SHRAVANA 29, 1940 (SAKA)

## 'ELECTORAL BOND SCHEME'

## Question

## 603 .    SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  ( वित्त मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  notified  and  implemented  the  Electoral  Bond Scheme, 2018 recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) Whether only the State Bank of India has been authorized to issue the electoral bond, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of Electoral Bonds purchased by the citizens as well as the amount of funds encashed by eligible political parties this year, phase-wise; and
- (d) Whether  the  Electoral  Bonds  that  have  been  issued  carry  unique  hidden alphanumeric serial numbers, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## Answer

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## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN )

- (a) The Government has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. S.O. 29(E) dated January 02, 2018.
- (b) State  Bank  of  India  is  the  only  authorised  bank  to  issue  and  encash  the Electoral Bearer Bonds under the Scheme.
- (c ) The phase-wise collection under the Scheme is given below:
- (d) The unique hidden alphanumeric serial numbers on Electoral Bonds (EBs) is one of the inbuilt security features to prevent printing/encashment of any forged EBs.

| Phase   |   No. Bonds |   of Amount collected ( ` crore) |   No. of Bonds redeemed |   Amount of bonds redeemed ( ` crore) |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| I       |         520 |                            222   |                     511 |                                 221   |
| II      |         256 |                            114.9 |                     250 |                                 114.9 |
| III     |         204 |                            101.4 |                     198 |                                  91.4 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME

## 602.    SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN :

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to State :

- (a)        whether the Government proposes to discontinue the National Creche Scheme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereof;
- (b)        whether the Government has reduced the central share under the scheme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereof;
- (c)          whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  or  sought  the  opinion  of  State Governments prior to reducing the central share for the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)        whether the Government has received  any request from State of Kerala regarding the additional burden due to the reduction of central share;
- (e)         if so, the action taken by the Government to resolve the issue; and
- (f)       whether the Government proposes to increase the central share on the request of the State of Kerala and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a): No,  the  National  Creche  Scheme  is  being  implemented  through  the  respective State/UTs Govt. w.e.f.  01.01.2017  on  fund    sharing  pattern  as  per  the  approval  of Ministry of Finance dated 30.09.2016.
- (b) &  (d):    No.
- (c)        to    (f):     Issue does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Guidelines for Free Medical Treatment
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 600 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## GUIDELINES FOR FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT

## 600. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a)  the  guidelines/norms/criteria  fixed for  providing  free  or  at  concessional  rates medical treatment facility to poor patients in private hospitals of the country State/ UT - wise,including Hathras District of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the number of patients given free medical treatment in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise especially in the above said region;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has received  any  complaints  against  various private  hospitals regarding denial of free/ concessional treatment facility to such patients and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and

(d)  whether  the  Government has  framed  any  central law/legislation  to ensure  that  medical treatment facilities are provided to the poor and serious patients by the private hospitals free of cost and without any delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH A ND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) & (b): Since Health is a State subject, it is the responsibility of the State Gover regulate hospitals including private hospitals in their States as per provisions of the A applicable in the States to provide affordable treatment to patients. Details in this regard maintained centrally.

- (c): No such specific complaint has been received in this Ministry.

(d): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is implementing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY).Under this scheme, both public and private hospitals are empanelled. It i centrally sponsored scheme to provide health insurance to Below Poverty Line (BPL) famili and other defined categories of Unorganized Workers. Under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY), Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) and the newly approved Ayushman Bharat  National  Health  Protection  Mission  (AB - NHPM),  the  cost  of  treatment  is  borne  by Central Go vernment as well as State Government on a pre - determined ratio.

Further, as per provisions of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulat Act, 2010, one of the conditions of registration of clinical establishments is that eve establishment  is  required  to  provide  treatment  'within  the  staff  and  facilities  available'  to stabilize the emergency medical condition of any individual, who comes or is brought to clinical  establishment.  The  Act  is,  however,  applicable  only  in  eleve n  States  and  all  Union Territories (UTs) except Delhi. The implementation and enforcement of the said Act is w the purview of the State/UT Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Green Skills
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 597

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## Green Skills

## 597. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has come up with a scheme to train people in 'green skills';
- (b) if so, details of the skills that will be taught under the scheme; and
- (c) the total number of people likely to be trained under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c): Yes, under the ongoing Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme of the Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change,  a  new  initiative  the  Green  Skill Development Programme (GSDP) was launched in June 2017 to skill youth in environment, forest and wildlife sectors and enabling them to be gainfully employed or self-employed. It was conducted on a pilot basis at 10 locations, spread over 9 bio-geographic regions of the country.  The Pilot  offered  a  Basic Course  and  an  Advanced  Course  of  3  months'  duration each, to skill the youth as Biodiversity Conservationists and Para-taxonomists, respectively. 94  Trainees  successfully  completed  the  Basic  Course  qualifying  as  skilled  Biodiversity Conservationists and the Advanced Course was completed by 154 candidates.The Government has now expanded the programme to an all India level with about 40 skilling programmes  to  be  conducted  throughout  the  country  from  July  2018  onwards  covering diverse fields - pollution monitoring (air/water/soil), emission inventory, Sewage Treatment Plant  (STP)/Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (ETP)/Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (CETP) operation, waste management, environmental impact assessment, forest management, water budgeting & auditing, conservation of river dolphins, wildlife management, para taxonomy including Peoples Bio-diversity Register (PBR), mangroves conservation, bamboo management & livelihood generation, etc. It is planned to create a pool of Master Trainers at the first stage. It is estimated that 80,000 youth across the country would be trained under the various skilling courses during 2018-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Sale of Banned Drugs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## SALE OF BANNED DRUGS

## 596. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of drugs banned by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) internationally with their market/ brand names;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the illegal sale of banned drugs and medici es on a large scale in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has recently banned Oxytocin Drug which is commonly used by Gynaecologist, if so, thereasons thereof; and
- (d) the stringent action taken against the drug mafia by Government to curb illegal sale of drugs and unethical practices ndulged in by Pharmaceutical companies/ individuals and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN T HE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): There is no procedure for banning of drugs internationally by Drugs Controller Gen (India).
- (b): The manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs in the country are regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 thereunder through a system licensing and inspection. Licenses for manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are gr the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respect ive State Governments. SLAs are legally  empowered  to  take  stringent  action  against  violation  of  any  provision  of  the Rules. Manufacturing and marketing of banned drugs is a punishable offence.
- (c): No.
- (d): As in (b) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Certification of ASHA Workers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## CERTIFICATION OF ASH A WORKERS

## 595. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to certify the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the National Institute of Open School is designated to certify the ASHA, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the cost involved in certification and the perceived outcome thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Under the National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled a programme for certification of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and accreditat training sites and trainers.
- (b): National  Institute  of  Open  Schoo ling  (NIOS)  is  tasked  with  undertaking  process  of accreditation  of  trainers  and  training  sites,  and  certification  of  ASHAs  as  per  the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with National Institute o f Open Schooling (NIOS) and National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC).
- (c): As per MoU, the total cost for c ertification of ASHAs and Accreditation of Associated Agencies in ASHA training certification process is about Rs 19 crore. The perceived outcome is certification of skills and competencies of ASHAs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Unqualified Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## UNQUALIFIED DOCTORS

## 594. SHRI PINAKI MISRA: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the findings of the World Health Org nisation (WHO)  report  that  a  large number  of  doctors  practicing  in  India  do not  have  necessary qualificat ions, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry/investigation in this regard and if so, the details  and  the  outcome thereof  along  with  the  details  of  cases registered  against  such practitioners;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to address the issue; and

(d) whether it has been reported recently that a Quack used one needle to inject many patients leading  to  HIV  positive nfection  and  if  so,  the  detail s  thereof  and action  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): The  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  in  its  report  on  'Health  Workforce  in India' has claimed that 57% of allopathic doctors in India do not have medical qualification. The report  is  erroneous  since  MBBS  is  the  minimum  qualification  for  enrolment  as  a  regis tered medical practitioner in a State Medical Register to practice medicine, and hence all r doctors have medical qualifications.

Section 15 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prohibits a person other than me practitioner enrolled on a State Medical Register to practice medicine in the State. Since healt a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  deal  with  such  cases  of  quacks  lies respective State Government.

The Central Government, keeping in view of the above, in A ugust 2017 requested Chief Ministers of all the States to take appropriate action under the law against quacks under the law and also to evolve suitable policies to ensure availability of quality health workforc areas. Further, in February, 2018, Chief Secretaries of the all the States / UTs have also be requested to take corrective steps in this regard .

(d): The instance of alleged spread of HIV infection through a quack using unsafe syringes came to the notice of National AIDS Control Organiz ation, MoHFW,in the month of February, 2018. Enquiry has been conducted into the matter which revealed that from the month of July, 2017 to January, 2018, 46 HIV positive cases were identified through routine preventive check -ups using camp approach cater ing to the migrant population and their families. Most of these cases were reported as due to high risk behavior of the individuals. All 46 HIV positive cases were initiated on Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART) after the diagnosis was confirmed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Air Pollution Incidents
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 593

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## Air Pollution Incidents

## 593. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has held meeting with expert agencies to discuss application of advanced technologies to deal with air pollution incidents and improve the overall air quality management framework and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government plans to use satellite-based Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data for estimating ground based PM2.5 levels, establishing early warning system and dissemination protocol to inform public and enforcing agencies about episodic high pollution events in advance and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  setting  up  a  system  for  certification  of  air  quality emission  monitoring  instruments  to  provide  a  boost  to  local  manufacturing  of  air quality monitoring instruments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Meetings  have  been  held  by  the  Ministry  of  Environment  Forest  and  Climate Change (MoEF&CC) with experts from institutions such as Satellite Application  Centre  (SAC),  Indian  Institute  of  Remote  Sensing  (IIRS),India Meteorological  Department  (IMD),  Indian  Institute  of  Tropical  Meteorology (IITM), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)-Satellite Application Center  (SAC),  National  Physical  Laboratory  (NPL),  National  Environmental Engineering Research Institute(NEERI), IIT Delhi and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to discuss application of advanced technologies to deal with air pollution incidents and improve the overall air quality management framework.
- (b) Establishing early warning system and dissemination protocol to inform public and  enforcing  agencies  about  episodic  high  pollution  events  in  advance  is amongst  the  priorities  identified  for  improving  management  of  air  pollution. Government  has  considered  various  options  in  this  regard,  including  use  of satellite based Aerosol Optical Depth for estimating ground level PM2.5 levels.
- (c) &  (d) A  certification system  for air quality monitoring  instruments  and equipment in the country through CSIR - National Physical Laboratory has been mandated for certification  of  Online  Continuous  Emission  Monitoring  System (OCEMS) and Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS).

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