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Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Storage of Edible Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION ilO.67 TO BE AilSWERED ON 2ND FEBRUARY,2022

## STORAGE OF EDIBLE OIL

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- (a)  whether  the union Government  has asked the states to provide the
- details  of storage of oit seeds and edibte oits with the mill owners and stockists;
- (b)  if so, the sneps being taken to check irregtraraties  in the hoarding of edible oils and bdnging  transparency in the avaitability  thereof;
- (c)  the measures being taken by the Ministry to ensure that the oit seeds and oils of Gujarat are mainly used in the countryp

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MII{ISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBl.tc  DtsTRtBUTtOl{ (sADt{Vt  NTRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): ln ordrer to check hoarding  and bring transparency in the availability  of edible oils and oilseeds,  the Union Government  has imposed stock limits on Erlible oils and oilseeds for a period  upto 3{st Marchr 2022. The Removal of Licensing Requirements,  stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on sipecified  Foodstuffs (Amendment)  order, 2o2{ has been issued w.e.f. 8th October, 202{.
- (c): Under the said order, the $tates/union Territories  have been entrusted to impose stock limit on edible oils and oitseeds  on the basis of available stock amd consumption pattern  of thc state/Union  Territory  with certain exemptions. This order has been issued to ensure the smooth availabitity of edilrle oils and oilseeds  in the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Export of Palasa Cashew
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 65 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## EXPORT OF PALASA CASHEW

## 65. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  is  aware  of  the  plight  of  cashew  processors  and  exporters  of Andhra Pradesh in exporting Palasa Cashews in the international market and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote and facilitate the export of the Palasa Cashews; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) Department of Commerce has not received any representation or information regarding plight  of  cashew  processors  of  Andhra  Pradesh  for  export  of  Palasa  Cashew  in international market, till date.
- (b) & (c)  Promotion of exports of agricultural products is an ongoing process. To promote agricultural exports including cashew, the Government has introduced a Central Sector Scheme -'Transport and Marketing Assistance for Specified Agriculture Products' - for providing assistance for  the international  component of freight,  to  mitigate the freight disadvantage  for  the  export  of  agriculture  products.  The  Government  has  also  taken several steps at State/ District levels. State specific Action Plans, State Level Monitoring Committees  (SLMCs),  Nodal  Agencies  for  agricultural  exports  and  Cluster  Level Committees have been formed in a number of States. Country and product-specific action plans have also been formulated to promote exports. A Farmer Connect Portal has been

set up by APEDA for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer-Producer Organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives to interact with exporters. Buyer-seller Meets (BSMs) have been organized in the clusters to provide export-market linkages. Regular interactions, through videoconferences, have been held with the Indian Missions abroad, to assess and exploit export opportunities. Country specific BSMs, through Indian Missions, have also been organized. Besides these steps taken by the Government, the Department of Commerce also  provides  assistance  through  several  other  schemes,  to  promote  exports,  including exports  of  agricultural  products  viz.  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES), Market  Access  Initiatives  (MAI)  Scheme,  Merchandise  Exports  from  India  Scheme (MEIS)  etc.  In  addition,  assistance  to  the  exporters  of  agricultural  products  is  also available  under  the  Export  Promotion  Schemes  of  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Frequency of Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.64 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## FREQUENCY OF TRAIN

†64. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  days  on  which  the  Visakhapatnam-Kirandul  Night Express  (18513/18514)  under  the  East  Coast  Railways  was  being operated before corona pandemic;
- (b) the number of days in a week the said train is being operated at present; and
- (c) whether there is a continuous demand by the public representatives and passengers to operate this train entire week as it was earlier?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  Prior  to  discontinuation  of  all  regular  passenger  carrying  train services w.e.f. 23.03.2020, 18513/14 Visakhaptanam-Kirandul Express was being operated as a daily service.
- (b)  At  present,  18513/14  Visakhaptanam-Kirandul  Express  is  being operated as a bi-weekly service.
- (c)  Yes,  Sir.  Representations, including from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament,  have  been  received  for  running  this  train  as  a  daily service.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Requirement of Steel
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.63 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## REQUIREMENT OF STEEL

63.    SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the steel requirement of Railways for 2021-2022;
- (b) whether the demand for steel by the Railways has been met by SAIL;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Railways had procured steel from Jindal Steel and Power  Limited  for  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Ministry  is  of  the  opinion  that  additional  steel needs to be imported to meet its demand requirements, and if so,  whether  any  effort  has  been  made  by  the  Railways  to import steel?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- The  steel  requirement  of  Railways  (including  12.26  Lakh  MT
- (a) Rail) for 2021-2022 is 14.02 Lakh MT approximately.
- (b) & (c) 100% Requirement of Rail is met by M/s SAIL. Demand of steel used for other than Rail purpose are being met  partially by M/s SAIL and balance demand of steel used for other steel products are met by other indigenous producers of Steel.
- (d) Yes,  Sir.  Approximately  2555  MT  of  steel  has  been  procured from M/s JSPL in the current year.
- (e)
- No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Freight Smart Cities
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 61. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2022.

## FREIGHT SMART CITIES

## 61. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the aims and objectives of the proposed 'Freight Smart Cities';
- (b) the  details  and  the  budget  outlay  and  phases  of  implementation  for  Freight Smart Cities;
- (c) whether the 10 cities for the project have been identified and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether cities in the State of Rajasthan are under consideration for the project and if so, the details thereof district-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (d): A  workshop  on  'Freight  Smart  Cities'  was  held  with  the  objective  of exploring the measure to make the cities smart on the perspective of transportation of freight moving within and through the city.  Based on the  deliberations,  3  cities  have  been  identified  for  formulation  of  city logistics plan on pilot basis.  Since 'Freight Smart City' is not an approved scheme, therefore, no budgetary outlay and stages of implementation are available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Launching of Chandrayaan-III
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Su Thirunavukkarasar

- (a) & (b)

Based  on  the  learnings  from  Chandrayaan-2  and  suggestions made by the national level experts, the realization of

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2022

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 59 LAUNCHING OF CHANDRAYAAN-III

59. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is a delay in the launching of Chandrayaan 3 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the reasons for the delay in the Chandrayaan 3 mission and the  likely  time  by  which  the  mission  will  be  accomplished including the functions of the mission.
- (c) the  details  of  the  various  space  missions  delayed  since  the last three years, year-wise; and
- (d) the future plan of the Government in this regard for the next three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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Chandrayaan-3 is in progress. Many related hardware and their special tests are successfully completed. The  Launch  is scheduled for August 2022.

- (c)    Several  ongoing missions were impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, reprioritization of projects has taken place in the  back  drop  of  Space  Sector  reforms  and  newly  introduced demand driven models. The following missions were realized in last 3 years.
- (d)   With  the  unlocking  space  sector  reforms,  the  Department  of Space is in the process of reviewing the future requirements of satellites based on the demand driven model. Discussions with the User ministries and probable customers are underway.

List of Satellites launched in last 3 years time frame

| Satellite Name            | Launch Date   |
|---------------------------|---------------|
| EOS-03                    | Aug 12, 2021  |
| Amazonia-1                | Feb 28, 2021  |
| Satish Dhawan SAT (SDSAT) | Feb 28, 2021  |
| UNITYsat                  | Feb 28, 2021  |
| CMS-01                    | Dec 17, 2020  |
| EOS-01                    | Nov 07, 2020  |
| GSAT-30                   | Jan 17, 2020  |
| RISAT-2BR1                | Dec 11, 2019  |
| Cartosat-3                | Nov 27, 2019  |
| Chandrayaan-2             | Jul 22, 2019  |
| RISAT-2B                  | May 22, 2019  |
| EMISAT                    | Apr 01, 2019  |
| GSAT-31                   | Feb 06, 2019  |

| Microsat-R   | Jan 24, 2019   |
|--------------|----------------|
| Kalamsat-V2  | Jan 24, 2019   |

Number of missions planned during 2022 (Jan to Dec'22) are 19 viz.,  08  Launch  Vehicle  Missions,  07  Spacecraft  Missions  and 04 Technology Demonstrator Missions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 55 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Expansion of State Data Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 55

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.02.2022

## EXPANSION OF STATE DATA CENTRES

## 55 SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:-

- (a) whether the Union government has provided assistance to the government of Maharashtra for expansion of the State Data Centre: and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise including the Bhandara-Gondia district and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) and  (b):Maharashtra  State  Government  has  not  sought  any  assistance  from  the  Union Government  for  expansion  of  State  Data  Centre  in  any  of  the  districts  including  BhandaraGondia district.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Consumer Price Index
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.53

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

## 53.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN :

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to ensure the representation  of  Members  of  Parliament  in  supervision  of  the implementation of Central and Central funded State  projects in their respective constituencies;
- (b)
- if so, the details regarding the steps being taken for the same;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  rising benchmark of consumer price index of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO

INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  and  (b):  The  guidelines  of  the  Members  of  Parliament  Local  Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) administered by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) interalia provide that in the meetings held by the District Authorities to review the MPLADS works implementation, they shall invite  the  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament concerned.

(c): MOSPI releases Monthly All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with Base 2012=100, and inflation rates based thereon, for the country. (d): The monthly inflation rates based on all India CPI for 2021 are given below: General Inflation based upon All India Consumer Price

## (Base 2012 = 100)

| Month           | All India          |
|-----------------|--------------------|
| January, 2021   | 4.06               |
| February, 2021  | 5.03               |
| March, 2021     | 5.52               |
| April, 2021     | 4.23               |
| May, 2021       | 6.30               |
| June, 2021      | 6.26               |
| July, 2021      | 5.59               |
| August, 2021    | 5.30               |
| September, 2021 | 4.35               |
| October, 2021   | 4.48               |
| November, 2021  | 4.91               |
| December, 2021  | 5.59 (Provisional) |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Policies for Domestic Steel Sector
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.52 FOR ANSWER ON 02/02/2022

## POLICIES FOR DOMESTIC STEEL SECTOR

## 52. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  policies  aimed  at  bolstering  the domestic steel sector; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)&(b):  Steel  being  a  de-regulated  sector,  government  acts  as  a  facilitator,  by creating enabling environment for development of the sector.   National Steel Policy, 2017  has  mission  to  provide  environment  for  attaining  'self  sufficiency'  in  steel production by providing policy support and guidance to steel producers.   Towards this, the action taken includes the following:-

1. Notification  of  Domestically  Manufactured  lron  &  Steel  Products  (DMl&SP) Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India steel.
2. Notification  of  Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy  to  enhance  the  availability  of domestically generated scrap.
3. Issuance of Steel Quality Control Order to stop manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel.
4. Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of  steel imports.
5. Production Linked Incentive (PLl) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of Rs 6,322 crores.
6. Engagement  with  various  stakeholders  including  industry  association  and leaders  of  domestic  steel  industry  to  address  their  issues  by  the  concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.
7. Engagement  with  relevant  stakeholders  including  from  Railways,  Defence, Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas,  Housing,  Civil  Aviation,  Road  Transport  and Highways,  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  sectors  to  enhance  the  steel usage and overall demand for steel in the country.
8. Establishment  of  Project  Development  Cell  in  the  Ministry  to  attract  and facilitate investment in the steel sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Solar Power Plants at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 49 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## SOLAR POWER PLANTS AT STATIONS

49.  SHRI Y. S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  been  establishing  solar  power plants at all the railway stations in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the number of railway stations so far identified for installation of Solar Power Plants; particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)  the progress thereof as on date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) Indian Railways (IR) provides solar plants at Railway stations based  on  techno-economic  feasibility  and  viability.  IR  has  plans  to progressively  provide  solar  power  plants  at  more  number  of  railway stations. So far, 1949 Railway stations across the country have been identified  for  provision  of  rooftop  solar  plants  including  167  railway stations in Andhra Pradesh. Out of these identified Railway stations, 1141  Railway  stations  have  been  provided  with  rooftop  solar  plants including 93 railway stations in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Protecting Rights of Consumers
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 46 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## PROTECTING RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS

## 46. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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- (a) whether the Government has any mechanism to protect the rights of the consumers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to protect consumers against unfair trade practices;
- (c) the number of consumer courts operational in the country and the number of cases disposed of during the last three years; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government to strengthen the rights of the consumers?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019  provides  for  establishment  of  three-tier  quasi-judicial machinery, called Consumer Commissions, at the District, State and National levels to provide simple and  speedy  redressal  to  consumer  disputes.  Several  provisions  have  been  made  in  the  rules  and  the Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019  for  expeditious  resolution  of  grievances.  These  include,  inter-alia, simplification of the adjudication process in the Consumer Commissions; filing of complaint from the Consumer  Commission  having  jurisdiction  over  the  place  of  work/  residence  of  the  consumer irrespective of the place of transaction. Further, provisions have been made for e-filing and e-payment, video conferencing for hearing, deemed admissibility of complaints if admissibility is not decided within 21 days of filing; court monitored mediation to facilitate early disposal of cases; provision of product liability; penal provisions for manufacture/sale of adulterated products/spurious goods; as also prevention of unfair trade practice in e-commerce and direct selling.

Under  the  provisions  of  the  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019,  E-Commerce  Rules,  2020    and Direct  Selling  Rules,  2021  have  been  notified  by  Central  Government  for  prevention  of  unfair  trade practice.

As per the latest data available, there are 632 Consumer Commissions operational in the country. 2,83,889  number  of  cases  were  disposed  of  during  the  last  three  years  (2019-21)  by  the  National Commission, State Commissions, Circuit Benches and District Commissions.

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