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Lok Sabha Question No. 3548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Cooperation among Ministries
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena, P.P. Chaudhary, Aparajita Sarangi, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3548

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  AUGUST, 2021

## COOPERATION AMONG MINISTRIES

3548. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारता मंी be please to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  will  undertake  activities  regarding  co-operation  amongst multiple Ministries, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of various projects and missions which the Ministry will undertake; and
- (c) whether the Ministry will oversee the functions of National Institute of One Health as the implementation of a comprehensive One Health Policy would require co-operation from multiple Ministries, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION

सहकारता मंी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) As per the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rule, 1961 Ministry of  Cooperation  will  oversee  General  Policy  in  the  field  of  Co-operation  and Co-ordination of Co-operation activities in all sectors. However the Ministries concerned are responsible for Co-operatives in the fields.
- (b) The plans and programme for cooperatives will emerge as per the need of the Sector.
- (c) No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Assistance to States for Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3541

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR

†3541. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष  एवं  कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to State?

- (a) whether the Government has provided suitable assistance to the State Governments to improve basic facilities in the agriculture sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made an assessment of the impact of the schemes with regard to the income of farmers since 2014; and
- (d) ) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFAR E

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (b) Major  schemes  being implemented  by  the  Government  to  improve  basic facilities/infrastructure  in  agriculture  include  Per  Drop  More  Drop  component  of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PDMC-PMKSY)  for  the  development  and promotion  of  micro  irrigation  facilities,  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  for

strengthening pre and post harvest infrastructure, Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) for creation of marketing infrastructure, Sub Mission on Seed and Planting  Material  (SMSP)  for  Strengthening  and  modernizing  infrastructure  for  seed production,  storage,  certification  and  quality  control,  Sub  Mission  on  Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for the promotion of farm mechanization etc. Government also set  up  an  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  of  Rs  1  lakh  crore  in  2020  for  the creation  of  infrastructure  at  the  farm  gate.  Other  schemes  such  as  National  Food Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  etc  support production related aspects for the benefit of farmers.

(c) to (d) The last Situation Assessment Survey was conducted by NSSO in 2012-13 However in 2016, Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee to examine issues relating to 'Doubling of Farmers Income' and recommend strategies to achieve the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Legal Framework of New Ministry
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3539

TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 th  August, 2021

## LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF NEW MINISTRY

3539.     SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारता मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) The detailed legal and Constitutional justification on which the new Union Ministry has been created, given that Cooperative Societies fall under Entry 32 of the State List of the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  and  therefore  it  should  fall  under  the purview of the State Governments;
- (b) Whether the Ministry has designed or intends to design any safeguards to ensure that  the  respective  powers  of  States  under  Cooperative  Societies  Acts  will  not  be encroached upon by the Union Ministry; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारता मंी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a): Ministries  /  Departments  are  reorganized  /  merged  /created  keeping  in  view  the functional  requirements  of  the  Government  and to  maximize  its  administrative  efficiency. The new Ministry of Cooperation has been created, inter alia, by transferring the existing entries related to cooperation and cooperative in the business of the erstwhile Department of  Agriculture  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare,  along  with  the  mandate  to  promote 'prosperity through cooperation'.
- (b) & (c): Coordination with State Governments for development of cooperative sector in the country is an integral part of the mandate of the Ministry of Cooperation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Wheelchair-friendly Ramps in Government Buildings
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## Wheelchair-friendly Ramps in Government Buildings

## 3536. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

- noticed that many of the Government Offices in the country (a) whether the Government has taken by the Government to wheelchair-friendly ramps; if so. the steps are having no solve this unequal treatment of Divyangans;

JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: Will the Minister of SOCIAL

- will form and execute an inspection team nationwide to examine (b) whether the Government Government offices and  educational  institutions buildings;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- whether the Government will  form a thereof?

## ANSWER

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA

received from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (a) to (d): As per the information MoHUA for making them CPWD has retrofitted all 2/9 buildings belonging t0 (MoHUA) In addition, CPWD has also retrofitted 889 buildings accessible for persons with disabilities: belonging to other Ministries/Departments

Disabilities (RPwD) Act; 2016 mandates accessibility under Rights of Persons with of Persons with Further; the Central Government has notified the Rights Sections 40-46. inter-alia contain accessibility standards for Disabilities Rules, 2017 on 15.06.2017 which Standards on Barrier building as specified in the Harmonized Guidelines and Space accessibility for Persons with Disability and Elderly Persons. These Free Built Environment toilets, etc. standards inter-alia include standards for ramps accessible public

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Appointment of Nodal Compliance Officer in  E-Commerce Companies
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Sunita Duggal

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3531

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## APPOINTMENT OF NODAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER IN E-COMMERCE COMPANIES

3531.  SHRI SANJAY BHATIA : SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL : (OIH)

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made it mandatory for all the e-commerce companies to appoint a Nodal Compliance Officer and a Resident Grievance Officer to redress the grievances of the consumers at e-commerce platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure setting up of a filter system/mechanism by the ecommerce companies to identify the products based on their country of origin and to provide fair opportunities to the domestic product sellers for trading of household goods and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

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(a) to (c) : The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 were notified on 23 July, 2020. In order  to  further  strengthen  the  regulatory  framework  for  prevention  of  unfair  trade  practices  in  ecommerce, Central Government has sought views/ comments/ suggestions on the proposed amendments to the Rules by placing it on the website of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The proposed amendments also include provisions related to appointment of a Nodal Compliance Officer, a Resident Grievance Officer and setting up of a filter system/mechanism by the e-commerce companies to identify the products based on their country of origin .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Monitoring of Construction of Roads
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3529

ANSWERED ON 10/08/2021

## MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS

## 3529.   SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to ensure effective and strict monitoring of the construction of rural roads across the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to enquire into the global norms in utilization of technology in the construction of roads, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) The progress of implementation of rural roads under PMGSY is regularly monitored by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/Empowered  Committee  Meetings  with  the  States/UTs.  At  District  level,  the District  Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committee  (DISHA)  headed  by  Hon'ble Member of Parliament (LS) monitors the implementation of various schemes of Government of India including PMGSY. In addition to this, special review meetings/ monthly review meetings are also held by Secretary/ Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States/ UTs.
- (b) PMGSY works are executed by adopting specifications/ guidelines issued by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and Indian Roads Congress (IRC).

These  specifications/  guidelines  issued  by  IRC  are  also  informed  by  global  standards  and technologies  and  IRC  takes  these  into  account  in  formulating  its  codes.  IRC  has  formulated various guidelines for use of mainstream and accredited technologies.

State  Governments  have  been  requested  to  propose  minimum  10%  of  total  length  of  annual proposals under mainstream technologies such as cement stabilization, lime stabilization, cold mix, waste plastics, cell filled concrete, paneled cement concrete pavement, fly ash etc. and 5% of  total  length  of  annual  proposals  using  IRC  accredited  technologies  such  as  coir,  jute  geo textiles, commercial stabilizers etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Integrated Managment of Public Distribution System
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy oF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTR|BUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3527

TO BE ANSWERED  ON.{OIH AUGUST, 2O2{

## INTEGRATED IUIANAGMENT OF PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

## 3527. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of  GO}{SUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  5tmt+dr anr*, ur{c at{  grffif,{,  fff{ur t'+ be pteased  to state:

- (a) the name of the States that are yet to integrate into the Integrated
- Management  of Public Distribution System (lM-pDS) initiative;
- (b)  whether there has been any objection to this initiative from any state
- or Union Territory,  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries who have already availed the scheme till date;
- (d)  whether  the covernment would be ahle to achieve the goal of implementing  the scheme by the end ot 2021; and
- (e) if so, the action taken/proposed  to be taken in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ANI' GONSUMER

AFFA|RS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUT|ON

(sADHVt NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a): Under the One Nation One Ration Gard (ONORG) plan, a key component  and objective of the scheme on lntegrated  illanagement  of  public  Distribution  system (!il|'PDs)r at present  only 3 states of Assam, Ghhattisgarh  and west Bengat are yet to be integrated  with the nationat  portabality  cluster of 33 states/UTs  so far.
- (b):  No sir. All states/urs have shown their willingness to imptement the one Nation one Ration card (oNoRG) plan and have shared their respectave Nationa! Food security Act (NFSA) ration cards'data with the central system setup under the lnitiative.
- (c)l so far, the oNoRc plan which empowers  all NFSA beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries,  is enabled in 33 states/UTs covering about 69 Grore beneficiaries  (almost  86.7% NFSA  population)  in the country to have an option to lift their entitled foodgrains  from any Fair Price shop (Fps) by using their same existing ration catd.
- (d)  & (e): Department  had continuously pursued with 3 concerned  states of Assam, Ghhattisgarh  and lYest Bengal  to enable the oNoRe plan at the earliest. Howeyer,  it is dependent up on their achieving  the requisite technical  readiness a.e. instattation of ePoS devices at  FPSs, Aadhaar seeding  of  ration cards, enablement of baometric/Aadhaar  autlentication  of beneficiaries.  Further, regular  foltow-ups are done through  videoeonferencing,  review meetings,  time to time Dos &tetters from alt levels, providing central technicat  support from Nlc to enable the oNoRG plan wathin the validity  period of the IM-PDS scheme  i.e. up to 31'/. march 2022.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Action Plan for Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

- (a): No Sir.
- (b): The list of operational Central Public Sector Enterprises under administrative control of this Ministry alongwith location of its headquarters is attached at Annexure .
- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3523

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## ACTION PLAN FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## 3523. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  new  action  plan  for  heavy  industries  for  Khargone  Badwani Parliamentary Constituency in the near future;
- (b) the  details  and  locations  where  heavy  industries  are  operating  in  the  country,  Statewise, particularly in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether any new scheme for heavy industries is under consideration for tribal areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

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Annexure

|   S.No. | Name of Central Public Sector Enterprise        | Location of Registered Office.   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Andrew Yule &Co. Ltd.                           | Kolkata, West Bengal             |
|       2 | Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.                   | New Delhi                        |
|       3 | Braithwaite, Burn &Jessop Construction Co. Ltd. | Kolkata, West Bengal             |
|       4 | Richardson &Cruddas Ltd.                        | Mumbai, Maharashtra              |
|       5 | Bridge &Roof Co. (India) Ltd.                   | Kolkata, West Bengal             |
|       6 | Heavy Engineering Corpn. Ltd.                   | Ranchi, Jharkhand                |
|       7 | HMT Ltd.                                        | Bangalore, Karnataka             |
|       8 | HMT (Machine Tools) Ltd.                        | Bangalore, Karnataka             |
|       9 | HMT (International)                             | Bangalore, Karnataka             |
|      10 | Rajasthan Electronics &Instruments Ltd.         | Jaipur, Rajasthan                |
|      11 | Cement Corporation of India Ltd.                | New Delhi                        |
|      12 | Hindustan Salts Ltd.                            | Jaipur, Rajasthan                |
|      13 | Sambhar Salts Ltd.                              | Jaipur, Rajasthan                |
|      14 | Nepa Ltd.                                       | Nepa Nagar, Madhya Pradesh       |
|      15 | Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.               | New Delhi                        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: General Decennial Census 2021
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3521

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

GENERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS 2021

3521. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning to undertake caste census along with the General Decennial Census 2021, if not, the reasons therefor;

(b)  whether interested State Governments are permitted to collect caste data along with the Census 2021;

(c) whether the Government believes that the caste census will spoil the integrity of the Census process;

(d)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  explored  measures  to  mitigate  such problems; and

(e) whether the Government is planning to make the Sicio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data public, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): The Census Schedule is designed in consultation with various stakeholders including State Governments. The intent of the Government for  conducting Census 2021 was notified in the Gazette of India on 28th March, 2019.  Due to outbreak of Covid-19, the Census activities have been

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3521 FOR 10.08.2021

postponed.    In  Census,  the  castes  and  tribes  which  are  specifically notified as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) as per the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled  Tribes)  Order,  1950,  as  amended  from  time  to  time,  are enumerated.

(e): Socio  Economic  and  Caste  Census  (SECC)  2011  was  conducted  by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in rural and urban areas respectively.  The SECC 2011 data, excluding the caste data, have been finalised  and  published  by  MoRD  and  HUPA.  The  Office  of  the  Registrar General, India had provided logistics and technical support in conducting the SECC-2011.The raw caste data have been provided to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) for classification and categorization of the data.  As informed by MoSJE, there is no proposal to release the caste data at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Schemes for Beggars
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## SCHEMES FOR BEGGARS

3520. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) a scheme for persons  engaged in the act of begging which would cover identification,  rehabilitation; provision of medical facilities, counselling, education, skill development with the support of State Governments/UTs/Local Urban Bodies and Voluntary Organizations, institutions etc;;
- (6) if so, the details thereof;
- whether the Government is providing/has provided vocational skills to beggars to enable them to start income generating activities of their own or to be gainfully employed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Social  Justice and  Empowerment has   formulated a scheme SSMILE Support for  Marginalized Individuals for  Livelihood and  Enterprise" which includes sub scheme Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging' \_ The focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of linkages of the persons found to be engaged in begging:
- (c) & (d): Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 1.50 crore to National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for conducting skill development programmes for the persons engaged in begging: So 514 persons engaged in Begging have been provided skill development training: far ,

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 3520 for answer on 10.08.2021   regarding   *Schemes for Beggars'

| SL: No.   | Year    |   Funds requirement (Rs: in crore) |
|-----------|---------|------------------------------------|
| 1.        | 2021-22 |                                 50 |
| 2         | 2022-23 |                                 33 |
| 3         | 2023-24 |                                 33 |
| 4_        | 2024-25 |                                 33 |
|           | 2025-26 |                                 33 |
|           | TOTAL   |                                182 |