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Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: National River Conservation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## National River Conservation Programme

## 1939.       SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National River Conservation Plan has been extended to the State of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details of all rivers and lakes in Odisha covered under the plan;
- (c) whether the Jawai and Luni rivers are covered under the National River Conservation Plan, if so, details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any steps have been taken to tackle the water pollution in Jawai and Luni rivers in Odisha, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) It is the primary responsibility of the States/UTs/ Local Bodies and Industrial Units to ensure required treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed standards before discharging  into  water  bodies,  seas  or  land  to  prevent  and  control  pollution.  Cleaning  and rejuvenation of rivers are ongoing activities. Ministry of Jal Shakti supplements efforts of the States/UTs by providing financial and technical assistance for abatement of pollution in identified stretches of rivers through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) excluding river Ganga and its tributaries in the country. NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 36 rivers in 80 towns spread over 16 States including Odisha in the country, with the project sanctioned cost of Rs. 6248.16 crore, and inter-alia, a sewage treatment capacity of 2745.7 million liters per day (MLD) has been created.

Under  NRCP,  projects  for  pollution  abatement  of  two  rivers  Brahamani  (at  Chandbali, Dharamshala, Talcher towns) and Mahanadi (at Cuttack town), and also for coastal area at Puri were sanctioned in the State of Odisha at total cost of Rs.92.74 crore. Works include setting up of three STPs of total capacity of 50 MLD along with interception & diversion, sewerage system, low cost sanitation facilities, improved wood crematoria, river front development, etc.

Rivers/water bodies are considered under NRCP if proposals are received from States. So far, no such  proposal  for  the  rivers  Luni  and  Jawai  has  been  received  from  the  State/UT  Govt.  for consideration under NRCP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Modernisation of Bapu Museum
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1938 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## MODERNISATION OF BAPU MUSEUM

## 1938. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  funds  have  been  sanctioned  for  strengthening  and  modernizing  of Bapu Museum in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the status and progress of modernization of the above museum;
- (c) whether any fund was sanctioned in 2019-20 & 2020-21 for this purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Culture  has  sanctioned  and  released  fund  amounting  to  Rs. 640.00 lakh (80% of the project cost) under the Museum Grant Scheme for strengthening and modernization/development of Bapu Museum in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

The  Museum  displays  antiquities  belonging  upto  19 th C.A.D  include  Pre  proto  and  early Historical objects, potteries, coins, inscriptions, textiles, paintings, Bidri & celadon ware etc. in 7 galleries. It  has  also  implemented advanced digital interactive display technologies in the  museum like  Immersive  Projection  Theatre,  Augmented  Reality  (AR),  Virtual  Reality (VR) etc.

The  Museum  has  been  completed  and  was  inaugurated  by  the  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of Andhra Pradesh on 1 st October, 2020.

- (c)  to  (d):  The  details  of  fund  released  under  Museum  Grant  Scheme  to  Bapu  Museum  in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh  for modernization of museum are as under :

| F.Y.    | Amount sanctioned                   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 320.00 (1 st installment )          |
| 2019-20 | 160.00 (2 nd installment)           |
| 2020-21 | 160.00 (3 rd and final installment) |
| Total   | 640.00                              |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Report of SEBI and DRI on Adani Group of Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1937

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 13 th  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 22, 1944 (SAKA)

## REPORT OF SEBI AND DRI ON ADANI GROUP OF COMPANIES

## 1937. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

(a) whether investigations of some of the Adani Group of companies being conducted by the SEBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), as reported to the House by the Ministry in its reply dated 19.07.2021, have been concluded and if so, the details, the key findings and the outcomes thereof;

(b)  the  time  by  when  the  SEBI  and  the  DRI  are  expected  to  submit  the  report  in  this regard;

(c) whether any unlawful activities have been detected in the aforesaid investigations and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) the reasons for the delay, if any, in the completion of the said investigation and the time by when it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): In its Order dated 02.03.2023, Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed SEBI to conclude the ongoing investigations within two months.

Investigations  pertaining  to  imports  of  Power  Generation,  Power  Transmission  and Infrastructure (Port & SEZ) Equipment by Adani Group companies have been concluded by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and report has been submitted before the relevant judicial authorities. As regards case pertaining to imports of Indonesian coal by Adani  Group  of  Companies,  investigations  by  DRI  have  not  reached  finality  as information sought from exporting countries through execution of Letters Rogatory (LRs) is under litigation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Chip Design and Manufacturing
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1935 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Chip Design and Manufacturing

## 1935.   SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is cognizant that the future of chip design and manufacturing lies in the quality of engineering education and skill development;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  keeping  in  mind  that  a continuous industry interface during the course of engineering curriculum also needs to be factored as part of policy to cater for future chip design and manufacturing in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  is  actively  implementing  measures  to  cater  to  the  demand  of skilled workforce for the continuously growing Semiconductor industry. To this effect, the Government has launched India Semiconductor Mission to become  Atmanirbhar in Semiconductor  Design  and  Manufacturing.  Recently,  initiatives  are  being  taken  to  foster skilled  manpower  in  the  semiconductor  manufacturing  sector  as  well.  Premier  technical institutes  have  started  many  courses  in  this  domain,  for  example  Indian  Institute  of Technology  Hyderabad  has  launched  an  exclusive  undergraduate  program  specifically designed for industry ready manpower generation in Chip Design and Manufacturing field in the academic year 2022-23.

Further,  the  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  prepared  and launched  model  course  curriculum  for  an  undergraduate  level  program  in  Electronics Engineering with a specialization in Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design & Technology and  a  Diploma  in  Integrated  Circuit  Manufacturing  for  Polytechnics  in  collaboration  with industry.  Postgraduate  level  courses  are  already  being  offered  in  this  vital  area  in  various Technical Institutions. Multiple Faculty Development Programmes through AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL)  Academy  have  been launched to train faculty members  in semiconductor domain.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Option for Higher Pension Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1933 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## OPTION FOR  HIGHER  PENSION  SCHEME

1933. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to extend the time for option for Higher Pension Scheme;
- (b)
- if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c) whether  any  Central  Trade  Unions/other  stakeholders  demanded the same; and
- (d)
- if  so,  the details thereof and the steps taken  in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on 29.12.2022  has  issued  instructions  to  call  for  online  applications  from pensioners  who  had  retired  before  01.09.2014  and  had  exercised  joint options  for  contributing  to  pension  fund  on  salary  exceeding  wage  ceiling before  their  retirement  but  whose  joint  options  were  rejected  by  the  EPFO (on account of cut-off date). The last date of submission of such applications was 3rd March, 2023.

Further, instructions have been issued by EPFO on 20.02.2023 for calling online joint option from members who were members on 01.09.2014 and who were contributing to Provident Fund on higher wages. Online facility for exercise of joint options from such eligible employees has been launched by EPFO on its website and is available up to 3rd May 2023.

- (c) & (d): Representation  dated  25.02.2023  has  been received  from  Food Corporation  of  India  Retired  Employees'  Welfare  Association  for  extending the last date for submitting validation application by those pensioners who retired before 01.09.2014.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Constitution of Committee to Investigate Adani Group
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

(a) to (c): No Sir.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1932

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023/ PHALGUNA 22, 1944(SAKA)

## Constitution of Committee to Investigate Adani Group

## 1932. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted any Committee to investigate the allegations made against the Adani Group of companies by short-seller Hindenburg Research of the US;
- (b) if so, the details, the composition and the terms of reference thereof; and
- (c) the time by when the report is expected to be submitted by the said committee?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Implementation of Schemes in Silchar, Assam
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1926

To be answered on Monday, March13, 2023/ Phalguan 22, 1944 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Implementation of Schemes in Silchar, Assam

## 1926.  DR. RAJDEEP ROY

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  being  run  by  the  Government  in  North-Eastern Region; and
- (b) the number of schemes out of these schemes that have been implemented in Assam particularly in Silchar?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

- (a) With effect from financial year 2022-23, following  schemes  have  been approved for implementation by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region in North-Eastern states :
- (i) Schemes of  North Eastern Council (NEC)
- (ii) North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS),
- (iii) Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE)
- (iv) Special Development Packages [Bodoland Territorial Council(BTC), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC), Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC)] .
- (b) All  these  aforementioned  schemes  are  being  implemented  in  Assam  including Silchar. In all, 679 projects worth Rs.6900.62 crore have been sanctioned, the scheme wise status of which are given in Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I  as referred to in reply to Part (b) of the  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1926 for answer on  13.03.2023

| Sl No   | Name of Scheme   |   No of projects sanctioned for Assam |   Total amount sanctioned (Rs in crore) |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Schemes of NEC   |                                    97 |                                  967.89 |
| 2.      | NESIDS*          |                                   479 |                                 4756.79 |
| 3.      | PM-DevINE**      |                                     0 |                                    0    |
| 4.      | BTC              |                                    65 |                                  749.64 |
| 5.      | KAATC            |                                    26 |                                  251.48 |
| 6.      | DHATC            |                                    12 |                                  174.82 |
|         | Total            |                                   679 |                                 6900.62 |

- **Since it is a newly approved scheme, the sanction process is underway.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Tribal Community in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1925

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/03/2023

## TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN MADHYA PRADESH

† 1925. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the tribal community in the country, State-wise, including district-wise in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  assess  the  growing  inclination  of  the children of tribal community towards education?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a): State/UT wise details of Scheduled Tribes (STs) communities notified under Article 342 of the Constitution of India are given at Annexure. District-wise population of ST communities in Madhya Pradesh as per Census 2011 is available in the table 'A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix)' at the link (https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables) in the website of Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- (b): Educational status of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) population in India is ascertained through the data available from decennial Censuses, Management Information System (MIS), Surveys conducted by different Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.

According  to  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+),  Ministry  of Education,  Gross  Enrollment  Ratio  (GER)  for  the  Scheduled  Tribes  has  improved  for  Upper Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary levels. GER for STs has increased from 93.71 % in 201718  to  98.0 % in 2021-22,  73.05 % in 2017-18 to 78.10 % in 2021-22 and 39.44 % in 2017-18 to 52.0 % in 2021-22 at Upper Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary levels respectively.

Further, as per reports of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), Ministry of Education, in respect of higher education, GER of STs has improved from 15.9 % in 2017-18 to 18.9 % in 202021.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Employment in Contractual Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1924

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## EMPLOYMENT IN CONTRACTUAL JOBS

1924. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  formulated  any  specific  programme/policy  to provide  the  employment in  contractual  jobs  to  SC/ST/OBC/Women  in  the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  contractual  jobs  provided  and  the  total  number  of SC/ST/OBC/Women are employed during the last four years; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  formulate  policy  decision  to provide  reservation  in contractual  jobs  for  the  persons  belonging  to  the SC/ ST/OBC Women, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): The Central Government enacted the Contract Labour (Regulation  and  Abolition)  Act,  1970  to  regulate  employment  of  contract labour in certain establishments. Ministry of  Labour  and  Employment maintains only the consolidated records/data of contract labourers/workers/ employees, based on the licences and registration certificate issued under the  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  and  Abolition)  Act,  1970  in  the  Central Sphere.  No category wise data is maintained.

The  number of contract labourers engaged during last four years in  the  central  sphere  based  on  the  data  of  the  licences  and  registration certificate issued under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 is as under:

|   Year | No. of Contact Labour working under Central Sphere   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   2019 | 1364377                                              |
|   2020 | 1324874                                              |
|   2021 | 2430989                                              |
|   2022 | 2890884 (up to Sept, 2022)                           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Skill Hub in Maharashtra
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1923

ANSWERED ON - 13/03/2023

## SKILL HUB IN MAHARASHTRA

1923. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  establish  more  skill  hubs  in  Maharashtra  to stop migration in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the type of skill training planned in such skill hubs in Maharashtra and the initiatives being taken by the Government for providing the basic framework and necessary assistance for it?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)&  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Government  is  considering  to  establish  skill  hubs  in  Maharashtra  in  such educational  institutions  (like  school,  college,  university  etc)  which  have  requisite  infrastructure and willing to offer skill development courses.

- (c) National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  aligned  courses  based  on  local  demand  will  be offered through these Skill Hubs, including new age courses, as per the guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Allegations of Plagiarism
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hibi Eden

1921. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the allegations of plagiarism and fundamental errors raised against the dissertation submitted by the Kerala State Youth Commission Chairperson, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  University  authorities,  including  the  Vice-Chancellor,  are  responsible  for quality control in the process leading to the award of Ph.D. degrees, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  that  different  Universities  in  the  country  follow different mechanisms to check the authenticity of the Ph.D. dissertation submissions, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  planned  a  slew  of  measures  such  as  mandatory  use  of credible anti-plagiarism software for evaluating Ph.D.s, & assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions by third-party agencies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1921

ANSWERED ON 13/03/2023

## Allegations of Plagiarism

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a): According to the information received from the University Grants Commission (UGC), no such details are available with them.
- (b) to (e): To put a check on plagiarism and to recommend some institutional mechanism to eliminate  the  scope  of  this  menace  in  higher  education  system  in  the  country,  UGC (Promotion  of  Academic  Integrity  and  Prevention  of  Plagiarism  in  Higher  Educational Institutions)  Regulations,  2018  have  been  notified.  These  Regulations  are  available  at https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/7771545\_academic-integrity-Regulation2018.pdf.

Further, UGC has also notified the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022. These Regulations are available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0909572\_Minimum-Standards-and-Procedure-for-Award-ofPhDDegree.pdf?\_gl=1*1vi3m79*\_ga*MTAxMzI2ODMwNC4xNjc4MzYxNTM0*\_ga\_FGHYECNLX B*MTY3ODM2NjkwNy4yLjEuMTY3ODM2NzEyOC4wLjAuMA.. These Regulations inter-alia provide  for  the  Higher  Education  Institutions  to  have  a  mechanism  using  well  defined software applications to detect Plagiarism in research work and the research integrity shall be an integral part of all the research activities leading to the award of a Ph.D. degree.

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