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Lok Sabha Question No. 4975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Saksham Anganwadi
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4975

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## SAKSHAM ANGANWADI

4975. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Saksham Anganwadis established across the country, State/UTwise and district level for Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Anganwadi workers have been adequately trained to use the new technologies  installed  in  the  upgraded  Anganwadis  and  if  so,  the  number  of training sessions conducted and workers who participated therein, State-wise and district level for Rajasthan;
- (c) the total amount of funds disbursed as of February 2022 towards establishing Saksham Anganwadis, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any action plan for the year 2022-23 to build more saksham anganwadis and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of children and mothers serviced under the saksham anganwadis as of February 2022, State-wise and district-wise for Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)        As on date, no Saksham Anganwadi has been established in the country.
- (b)   to (e)   Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Antimicrobial Resistance
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - 4974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

## 4974.  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is cognizant of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) crisis in the country, if so, details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has collected data on the number of deaths on account of AMR, if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  about  worsening  of  AMR  on account of widespread usage of antibiotics during the COVID pandemic, if so, details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to contain AMR in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): Antimicrobial resistance is a multifaceted problem with significant consequences for individuals as well as Health Care Systems. To capture the trends and pattern of  AMR  in  India,  ICMR  has  established  an  AMR  surveillance  and  research network (AMRSN) in 2013 to monitor data on the trends and patterns of antimicrobial resistance  of  clinically  important  bacteria  and  fungi  limited  to  human  health  from  30 tertiary  hospitals.  ICMR  publishes  this  data  annually  and  the  reports  are  available  on ICMR website.

https://main.icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/guidelines/AMRSN\_annual\_report\_2020.pdf

Further, The National AMR Surveillance reports for 2019 and 2020 generated under the National programme on AMR Containment, show no significant difference in the AMR trends.

MoH&FW has taken several steps to address the issue of AMR. Some of the steps are:

-  National programme on AMR containment was launched during 12 th FYP in 2012-17 and coordinated by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Under this  programme  National  AMR  surveillance  network  for  capacity  building  of State medical college labs has been established.
-  National  action  plan  on  containment  of  Antimicrobial  Resistance  (NAPAMR ) was launched in 19 th April 2017
-  National Treatment Guidelines: Guidelines for antimicrobial use in infectious diseases have been developed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: GST on Fertilizers and Pesticides
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4971 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01-04-2022

## GST on Fertilizers and Pesticides

## 4971+ SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan to reduce GST on fertilizers and pesticides and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the use of chemicals in agriculture is the reason behind indebtedness of farmers and suicides committed by them and if the details thereof; and SO,
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide pesticides and fertilizers to small farmers free of cost under any scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a): No such proposals for reduction of GST on fertilizers and pesticides is under consideration of the Government:
- (b): No such data is maintained. However; since pesticides are chemicals and inherently toxic in nature and are designed to kill pests, diseases and weeds, these are needed to be used in prescribed dosages and methodology mentioned on label and leaflets. Judicious use of pesticides does not pose risk or hazard to human beings; animal & matter related therewith: any
- (c): There is no such scheme to provide fertilizers and pesticides to small farmers free of cost: However; Government provides subsidized fertilizers to farmers across the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Women Representation on Benches
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4970 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 01.04.2022

## Women Representation on Benches

## 4970. SHRI  V.K.  SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Supreme  Court  Collegium  has  sought  representation  of  more  women judges, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  demand  for  higher  representation  beyond  50  percent  on  the  Bench  in view of low representation of women is under consideration, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether only 17 of the 37 women recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium were appointed as judges in High Courts; and
- (d) if so, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  to  (d):  Appointment of  Judges of  the Supreme Court and High Courts is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India, which do not provide reservation for any  caste  or  class  of  persons.  In  the  present  system  of  appointment  of  Judges  to  the constitutional courts through the Collegium system, the onus to provide social diversity and representation  to  all  sections  of  the  society  including  SC/ST/OBC/Women/Minorities primarily  falls  on  the  Judiciary.  Government  cannot  appoint  any  person  as  a  High  Court Judge who is not recommended by the High Court Collegium/Supreme Court Collegium.

However, the Government remains committed to social diversity in the appointment of Judges in the Higher Judiciary and has been requesting the Chief Justices of High Courts that  while  sending  proposals  for  appointment  of  Judges,  due  consideration  be  given  to suitable  candidates  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other  Backward Classes, Minorities and Women to ensure social diversity in appointment of Judges in High Courts.

From  01.01.2021  to  30.03.2022,  Supreme  Court  Collegium  has  recommended  39 women for appointment as High Court Judges, out of which 27 women were appointed and remaining 12 cases are under various stages of processing.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Fratricide in Armed Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4967

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## FRATRICIDE IN ARMED FORCES

4967.  SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the cases of fratricide in Army and other armed forces have increased in the recent years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to prevent such incidents in the future?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) to (c):  No cases of fratricide have been reported in the Navy and Air Force in recent years. The number of cases of fratricide in the Indian Army since 2019 till date are as under:

| Year               |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|--------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Fratricide case(s) |     02 |     02 |     02 |     01 |

The  Government  has  taken  several  steps  towards  stress  amelioration  amongst  troops, which, inter-alia, include deployment of trained psychological counsellors, improvement in the quality of food and clothing, training in stress management, provision of recreational facilities, buddy system, leave concessions, approachability of seniors, facilities for movement of troops from border areas and establishing a grievance redressal mechanism at various levels, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Digital Infrastructural Capacity
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4961

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURAL CAPACITY

## 4961. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to strengthen digital infrastructural capacity of the Department of Legal Affairs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  suggestions/complaints  for further  improvement  of  the  process  of  streamlining  the  issuance  and renewal of certificate of notaries, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE ( SHRI KIREN RIJIJU )

(a)and(b) It  has  been  the  endeavour  of  the  Department  of  Legal  Affairs  to strengthen its digital infrastructure capacity both in terms of the hardware and the use of e-tools.  In this regard, every officer/official is provided with complete set of computer systems. Further, to promote ease of filing of notary application and related  processes,  an  exclusive  web  portal  namely  Notary  Online  Application

Portal  (NOAP)  has  been  envisaged  which  will  make  the  procedure  of  inviting application  for  appointment  of  notariesand  issuance  of  certificate  of  practice  in online  mode.Further,  Legal  Information  Management  and  Briefing  System (LIMBS), a web based application has been created for uploading of information by  the  respective  Ministries/Departments  and  monitoring  of  court  cases  where Union of India is one of the parties. The LIMBS Version 2.0,an upgraded version of LIMBS has been made operational in association with NIC.

(c)and(d) On the basis of feedback received to streamline notary appointment process,the Notary Online Application Portal (NOAP)incorporateskey features of uploading of annual returns, specimen signature and payments of statutory fees through e-Bharat Kosh payment gateway on web page etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Students pursuing medical study in China
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan, Thomas Chazhikadan, Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4958 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  APRIL, 2022

## STUDENTS PURSUING MEDICAL STUDY IN CHINA

4958 SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN: SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN: ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) the total number of medical students enrolled in various universities of China who have not been able to return there after the outbreak of COVID-19, State/UT-wise and stream-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed that the Indian students pursuing a medical course in China are suffering academically, financially, and mentally for the past two years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to redresstheir grievances regarding their return to China and attend offline classes; and
- (e)  whether  any  discussions/dialogues  are  being held  with  the  Chinese  Government regarding this issue and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government intends to approve foreign medical degrees of those students who are forced to complete their studies through on-line mode and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to  (f)  :  As  part  of  COVID-19  pandemic  control  measure,  China  has  imposed  strict  travel restrictions. NMC, for the betterment of Indian student pursuing medical studies abroad, vide circular dated 04.03.2022 has allowed foreign medical graduates with incomplete internship due to such compelling situation which is beyond their control such as COVID-19 pandemic etc. to complete their remaining part of internship in India subject to the condition that such candidates must have cleared FMGE (Screening Test), which is mandatory for Indian students with foreign medical qualification to practice medicine in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Expansion of NCW
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4952

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## EXPANSION OF NCW

4952. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  National  Commission  for  Women  (NCW)  and  State Commission for Women (SCW) during each of the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the said allocation is adequate and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether  any  further  demand  for  allocation  of  fund  has  been  made  by  the Commission and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to expand and broaden the ambit of NCW and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the State Commissions for Women were also asked to expand their ambit, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) The details of funds allocated to National Commission for Women (NCW) during the last three years and expenditure incurred thereon by the Commission are as under:

## (Figures  in Crore )

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) |   Revised Estimate (RE) |   Expenditure incurred |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                     24 |                   24    |                  22.78 |
| 2019-20 |                     25 |                   25    |                  23.95 |
| 2020-21 |                     26 |                   21.88 |                  20.98 |

State Commissions for Women (SCW) are set up by the respective State Governments / Union Territories  (UT)  and  are  not  subordinate  to  NCW.  They  do  not  function  under  administrative control  of  either  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  (MWCD)  or  NCW.  Funds  are allocated to the SCWs by the respective States/ UTs.

- (b) The  expenditure  incurred  by  NCW  vis-a-vis  budget  allocation  shows  that  funds allocation to the Commission is adequate to meet their requirements.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) No such proposal is presently under the consideration of the Government.
- (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Immunization of Infants
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4950

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  APRIL 2022

## IMMUNIZATION OF INFANTS

## 4950: SHRI RAKESH SINGH

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

- (a) whether immunization vaccines are administered by the pediatricians at private clinics in the country including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, whether stock of Immunization Vaccines is kept in the private clinics, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether high fee is charged for immunization of infants in private clinics;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether relevant rules and procedures are not being followed by the private clinics and if so, the corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (e): Free vaccines at public health facilities are provided under Universal Immunization Program (UIP) through routine immunization and periodic immunization intensification  drives  like  Intensified  Mission  Indradhanush  (IMI),  to  cover  partially vaccinated and unvaccinated children and pregnant women.

Vaccines are administered by pediatricians at private clinics across the country including Madhya Pradesh. These vaccines are procured and administered by them through their own cold  chain  facilities.  These  clinics  are  registered  and  regulated  by  the  States/UTs under Clinical Establishment Act and existing relevant Acts at the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Marital Rape
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4947

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## MARITAL RAPE

4947. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formed  any  opinion  regarding  the  inclusion  of marital rape as an offence under the Indian Penal Code and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government  acknowledges  the prevalence of rape/ sexual harassment in marital life or conducted any study/ research in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the remedial steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (c):  The  matter  of  marital  rape  is  sub-judice  before  the  High  Court  of  Delhi  in Review Petition in W.P. (Civil) No. 284/ 2015 filed by RIT Foundation against the Union of India. Further, the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in its 146th Report had recommended that there is a need for a comprehensive review  of  the  Criminal  Justice  System  of  the  country.  Earlier,  the  Parliamentary Standing Committee in its 111th and 128th reports had also stressed upon the need to reform and rationalize the criminal law of the country by introducing a comprehensive legislation in Parliament rather than bringing  about  piece-meal  amendments  in respective  Acts.  Accordingly,  based  on  the  feedback  received  from  stakeholders, appropriate decision would be taken by the Government at appropriate time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: PM Gati Shakti Yojana
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4944

ANSWERED ON 01IO4I2O22

## PM GATI SHAKTI YOJANA

## 4944. MS. DIYA KUMARI

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased  to state:

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- (a) whether any distrrct of Rajasthan has been included in the inland waterways projects  as a part of PM Gati Shakti  Yojana;
- (c) whether displacement  of aquatic and human life is expected due to the proposed inland wateruays projects; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons  therefor;
- (d) if so, the details thereof  and the preventive measures undertaken to mitigate this impact?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PORTS. SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)&(b) No Sir. As per feasibility  studies/Detailed  Proiect Report concluded  by lWAl, no National Watenaray  (NW) of Rajasthan has been found feasible for navigation. Therefore, no district  of Rajasthan has been included in the lnland Waterways  Projects as a part of PM Gati Shakti Yolana.

(c)&(d) The question does not arise in view of reply to (a) & (b) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Misbehaviour with Embassy Staff
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4943 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## MISBEHAVIOUR WITH EMBASSY STAFF

## † 4943. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the cases of alleged misbehaviour   with   the   employees/officers   of   Indian   Embassy   by Pakistan authority during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has raised this issue on global platforms; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (d)     Government has, from time to time, taken up the incidents of harassment, aggressive surveillance and intimidation of the officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad with the Government of Pakistan. The Pakistan side has been asked to ensure the safety and security of our diplomatic Mission and its officials.

Government has emphasized that respective diplomatic Missions of the two countries should be allowed to function normally in keeping with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 as also the bilateral Code of Conduct for treatment of Diplomatic/Consular personnel in India and Pakistan that was signed in 1992 and reaffirmed by both sides in March   2018.   The   implementation   of   this   understanding   is   regularly followed up through diplomatic channels.

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