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Lok Sabha Question No. 2059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Seekho Aur Kamao Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059

## ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## SEEKHO AUR KAMAO SCHEME

## 2059. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  'Seekho  Aur  Kamao'  scheme  has  met  its  target  of  earmarking  thirty three  per  cent  of  the  total  allocation  made  for  female  beneficiaries  and  if  not,  the reasons for the same; and

(b)  whether  the  Government has modified or updated  existing skilling programmes to reflect post pandemic needs of the industry and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)    Yes Sir, the 'Seekho Aur Kamao' scheme has met its target of earmarking thirty three percent of the total trained beneficiaries for female beneficiaries. It is relevant to mention that the aforementioned scheme has not only met but surpassed the prescribed norm of 33% reservation for female beneficiaries.  The  overall percentage of females trained  under  the  scheme  since  its  inception  is  56.59%.  The  year  wise  details  is  as follows:

| Scheme yearFemale trainees (%)   |   Scheme yearFemale trainees (%) |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2014-15                          |                            47.63 |
| 2015-16                          |                            57.69 |
| 2016-17                          |                            58.78 |
| 2017-18                          |                            59.56 |
| 2018-19                          |                            58.75 |
| 2019-20                          |                            54.73 |
| 2020-21                          |                            58.96 |

(b)     This  Ministry  during  the  pandemic  year  i.e.,  2020-21,  allocated  20,000  trainees  for health related job roles, to align with the national requirements for trained persons in health sector  due  to  Covid.    Further,  as  per  the  directions  of  DoE,  the  skills  and  livelihood schemes of the Ministry, viz, Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD, Hamari Dharaohar, Nai Manzil and Nai Roshni have been combined into a new Scheme named PM VIKAS, which has been approved by the Cabinet and is in the process of being implemented by the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Reduction in Airfare
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2057 (To be answered on the 28 th  July 2022)

## REDUCTION IN AIRFARE

## 2057. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has taken any initiative/ issued any guidelines or order to private airlines for the  reduction in airfare; and (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) & (b): As per prevailing regulation, airfares are neither required to be established nor regulated by the Government. Under the provision of Sub Rule (1)  of  Rule  135  of  The  Aircraft  Rules,  1937,  every  air  transport undertaking engaged in scheduled air services requires to establish tariff having    regard  to  all  relevant  factors,  including  cost  of  operation, characteristic of services, reasonable profit and the generally prevailing tariff Airlines  are  free  to  charge  reasonable  airfares  as  per  their  operation viabilities  subject  to  compliance  to  above  said  rule.

However, at present due to the COVID 19 outbreak, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) vide order number 02/2020 dated 21th May, 2020 (amended time to time) has capped airfare during calibrated opening of the domestic aviation sector in the country to ensure that the airlines do not charge excessive airfares from passengers. This Ministry vide order number 24/2021 dated 12th August, 2021 had revised the minimum & maximum fares to be charged by airlines from passengers which is applicable at present. As per the latest  MoCA  Order  number  26/2021  dated  18th  September,  2021,  the minimum and maximum airfares chargeable are rolled over for the next 15 days cycle.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Shortage of Pilot Training Schools
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Behanan Benny, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2056

(To be answered on the 28 th  July 2022)

## SHORTAGE OF PILOT TRAINING SCHOOLS

2056.

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to address the shortage of pilot training
- schools in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the challenges in opening more training schools in the country;
- (c) the reasons behind a delayed initiative from the Government on this issue, given that the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture had previously flagged this issue on July 23, 2021 in the Parliament?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (c) Yes Sir. In order to address the shortage of pilot training schools in the country, the Government has taken the following steps:
- (i) In 2020, Airports Authority of India (AAI) came up with a liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy wherein airport royalty payments (revenue share payment by FTOs to AAI) was abolished and land rentals were significantly rationalised.
- (ii) In 2021, after a competitive bidding process, AAI issued letters of award for  nine  FTO  slots  at  five  airports  at  Belagavi  (Karnataka),  Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Lilabari  (Assam).      As  on  30th  June  2022,  four  of  these  FTOs  have commenced commercial operations - two at Kalaburagi and one each at Jalgaon and Lilabari.
- (iii) In June 2022, after a competitive bidding process, six more FTO slots were awarded by AAI at five airports namely: Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Hubballi (Karnataka), Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Kishangarh (Rajasthan) and Salem (Tamil Nadu).

The award letters were given to the winning bidders in May 2021.  One FTO

commenced operations in April 2022 and three in June 2022.  The entire process - involving contracting, civil construction (hangar, apron, taxiway etc), aircraft fleet procurement, multiple regulatory approvals (from DGCA, BCAS, DGFT, AAI, Fire authorities etc.) and final commissioning - was completed in a short period of 11-13 months. The establishment of new FTOs has been done on priority, despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19, weather and other factors, with close monitoring by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.  Normally these activities - from letter of award to commissioning stage - take approximately 18 to 24 months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Reduction of ATF price
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2055

(To be answered on the 28 th  July 2022)

## REDUCTION OF ATF PRICE

## 2055. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the Government of Maharashtra for construction of Greenfield airport in the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to reduce Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had accorded 'in-principle' approval to the Entities of State Government of Maharashtra (GoM) for setting up of three Greenfield  airports  in  Maharashtra  namely  at  Navi  Mumbai,  Shirdi  and Sindhudurg. Scheduled Commercial Operations have commenced from Shirdi in 2017 and Sindhudurg in 2021. GoM has awarded the Navi Mumbai project under Public Private Partnership (PPP) and signed the Concession Agreement in January, 2018. Construction work for airport at Navi Mumbai has started in August 2021.

MoCA had also granted 'Site Clearance' for setting up  Greenfield Airport at Purandar to Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC). However, MADC in February 2021 requested for 'Site Clearance' for new site within 10 km distance from existing site. Ministry of Defence had not agreed to the grant of NOC for new site and the same was conveyed to MADC.

- (b)  and  (c)  Prices  of  Aviation  Turbine  Fuel  (ATF)  have  been  made  market determined by the Government with effect from 01.04.2001. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decision on pricing of ATF in line with international product prices and other market conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Manufacturing in Small Scale Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMETN OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## MANUFACTURING IN SMALL SCALE SECTOR

## 2054. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there exists any  consultative committee to classify reserved and unreserved items for manufacturing in small industry sector;
- (b) if so, the details of the composition of the said committee;
- (c) the  details  of  the  criteria  prescribed  for  the  reservation  of  different  items  for  the MSME sector;
- (d) whether any information regarding violation of guidelines by large scale industries and multinational companies have been received; and
- (e)       if so, the details thereof and the details of action taken against those industries and companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (e): There  exists  no  consultative  committee  to  classify  reserved  and  unreserved items  for  manufacturing  in  Small  Scale  Industry  (SSI)  sector.  However,  based  on  the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on reservation, constituted under the provisions of  the  Industries  (Development  &  Regulation)  Act,  1951,  Department  for  Promotion  of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India, had been  de-reserving  the  items  specified  in  the  erstwhile  list  of  items  reserved  for  exclusive manufacture in Small  Scale  Industry  (SSI)  [now-Micro  and  Small  Enterprise]  sector,  from time to time. Vide notification no. S.O. 998(E) dated 10.04.2015, the DPIIT had de-reserved the  remaining  20  items  from  the  list  of  items  reserved  for  exclusive  manufacture  in  SSI sector. Now, all the items reserved earlier for exclusive manufacturing in the SSI sector under the provisions of the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951 had been de-reserved. Therefore, violation of guidelines by large scale industries and multinational companies does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Defect Liability Period
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  obtains  the  written  undertaking  of Defect Liability Period (DLP) from the construction contractor/company  for the roads, bridges or other road infrastructure in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government or its agencies perform ride quality test, physical inspection of the roads before the expiry of DLP and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  performed  ride  quality  test  and physical inspection of the roads before the expiry of DLP of the stretch between Jalandhar to Dhilwan and Amritsar to Pathankot;
- (d)
- (e)
- if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2053 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

## DEFECT LIABILITY PERIOD

2053. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- a)        There  is  in  built  provision  of  Defect  Liability  Period  (DLP)  in contract agreement for public funded projects and the contractor is bound by the provision. In public private partnership projects, it is the obligation of concessionaire to maintain the project highway during the  operations  &  maintenance  period  as  per  the  performance standards mentioned in the concession agreement.
- b)       As  specified  in  Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction (EPC)  contract  agreement,  riding  quality  test,  physical  test  to measure  cracking,  rutting,  stripping  and  potholes  are  performed before completion of DLP.
- c) to e)     The Amritsar Pathankot stretch is under Maintenance with the BOT Concessionaire till 2030.

The  Jalandhar-Dhilwan  stretch  was  constructed  in  two  parts.  The stretch from Jalandhar to Bidhipur was constructed on BOT mode but the concession agreement was terminated by NHAI for failure of the Concessionaire  to  meet  maintenance  obligations.  The  BidhipurDhilwan  stretch  was  constructed  on  EPC  mode  and  the  Defect Liability  Period  of  the  Contractor  expired  in  2020.  All  the  required tests were conducted as per provisions of Contract Agreement. The Authority has also recently got conducted NSV and FWD test for the stretch  and  based  on  the  same,  bids  have  also  been  invited  for renewal of the stretch.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Financial Burden due to Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar, Ram Kripal Yadav, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2049 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 JULY, 2022

## Financial Burden due to Petroleum Products

†2049. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  still  bearing  additional  financial  burden  in  any  manner  due  to petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG and if so, the details thereof; (b)  the  reasons  for  bearing  additional  financial  burden  by  the  Government  as  the  prices  of  all these petroleum products are based on open market prices; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  still  bearing  additional  financial  burden  or  has  got  relief  after supply of cheap crude oil from Russia; (d) if so, whether any of these oil companies are passing this profit to the Government and if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (e): Prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  have  been  market-determined  with  effect  from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel.

The Central Government reduced the Central Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 5 and Rs. 10  per  litre  respectively  effective  from  4  November,  2021  and  Rs.  8  and  Rs.  6  per  litre respectively effective from 22 May, 2022.

The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. LPG prices are based on Saudi Contract Prices (CP) and Saudi CP has risen from 236 $/MT in April 2020 to 750 $/MT in June 2022, a rise of 218%. However, the Government  continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  to  consumer  for  domestic  LPG.  In addition, the Government has announced a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for year 202223. The Government does not fix the prices of CNG. The retail price of CNG is determined by the City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities in their respective Geographical Areas (GAs) considering the state taxes, tariff and other components. The  Oil  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  import  crude  oil  based  on  techno-commercial viability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Waqf Properties
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2045

## ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## WAQF PROPERTIES

## † 2045. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has created basic infrastructure on a large scale for the socio-economic, educational activities and skill development projects on the Waqf  properties all over the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  liberate  a  large  number  of  Waqf properties from the grip of vested interests and mafia through the digitisation of the Waqf records campaign; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b)      The  Ministry  provides  Grant-in-Aid  to  Central Waqf  Council  (CWC),  a statutory  body under  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  under   Central  Sector  Scheme  namely  Shahari  Waqf  Sampatti Vikas  Yojana  (SWSVY).  Under  the  scheme,  interest  free  loans  are  provided  to  State  Waqf Boards/Waqf  Institutions  for  construction  of  economically  viable  buildings  on  the  urban  waqf  land such as commercial complexes, marriage halls, hospitals, cold storages etc.

Since,  inception  of  the  scheme,  CWC  has  given  loan  of  Rs.71.54  crore  to  the  various  State Waqf Boards/Waqf Institutions in the country and executed 237 numbers of projects in 16 States.

(c) & (d) Yes Sir, digitization to safeguard and prevent encroachment of waqf properties is carried out under  Qaumi  Waqf  Board  Taraqqiati   Scheme  (QWBTS).  Under  QWBTS   financial   assistance is   provided   to   SWBs   towards  computerization,  digitization   of   records   of   waqf   properties  and GIS Mapping of waqf properties. So far records of 8,33,558 immovable   waqf   properties   have   been  entered   in   Waqf  Assets  Management  System  of  India (WAMSI) Registration  Module  and  GIS  Mapping  of  2,92,106 waqf  properties  have  been done. 3,28,140 records of waqf estates have been digitized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: PMAY in Jaunpur
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2043

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## PMAY IN JAUNPUR

## SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have been identified and allotted houses in the said district;
- (c) the number of persons who are to be allotted houses under PMAY; and yet
- (d) the time by which the allotmentltarget is likely to be donelachieved?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) since 2015 to provide all weather pucca houses with all basic amenities for all eligible familiesl beneficiaries. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e\_ Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS): The   selectionl identification beneficiaries under AHPI ISSRI BLC components is done by the Statel Union Territory (UT) Governments through their Implementing Agenciesl Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and selection under CLSS is done by the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) Banksl Housing Finance Companies:

Under PMAY-U, based on the project proposals submitted by State Government of Uttar Pradesh, SO far 28,084 houses have been sanctioned in Jaunpur district, out of which 25,461 are grounded, of which 18,733 are completedl delivered to the beneficiaries- Government of Uttar Pradesh has been advised to expedite the construction of remaining sanctioned houses so that these houses are completed within the stipulated timeline: No fresh demand is pending with the Ministry for further sanction:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: New International Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2036 (To be answered on the 28 th  July 2022)

## NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

## 2036. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of new international airports constructed in the country during the last three years; (b) the details of such airports including the air-routes; (c) the names of airports regarding which the proposals to make them international airports are still pending with the Ministry; and (d) the present status of the process of converting Udaipur airport in Rajasthan into an international airport?

## ANSWER

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

(a) & (b): Total 5 airports viz. Kalaburagi, Orvakal, Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Deoghar have  been  developed  during  last  three  years  in  the  country,  of  which Kushinagar is an International Airport. Presently air-routes are available from Kalaburagi to Hindon, Bengaluru and Tirupati, from Deoghar to Kolkata, from Kushinagar to Delhi, from Orvakal to Bengaluru, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai, and from Sindhudurg to Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam.

(c) & (d): Requests for declaration of  various airports including Udaipur Airport as International Airport have been received from various quarters. However, declaration of an airport as International Airport depends upon the traffic potential and the demand from airlines for operation of international flights, bilateral Air Services Agreement besides provision of Ground Lighting facilities, Instrument Landing System, adequate runway length, Immigration, Health and Animal & Plant Quarantine services etc.

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