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Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Textile Parks in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## TEXTILE PARKS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2482.  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of textile parks being built in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the progress of these projects classified, year-wise;
- (c) the timeline by which these textile parks will be completed;
- (d) the number of projects completed under the scheme classified, district-wise;
- (e) the production potential of these textile parks; and
- (f) the production done under these textile parks in the last five years?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) to (d): With  a  view  to  increasing  investments,  generating  employment  opportunities  and boosting exports in the textile sector, the Ministry is implementing Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) to provide support for setting up textile parks with world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructure in textile  hubs  across  the  country.  The  scheme  has  now  been  subsumed  under  the  umbrella  Scheme  of Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS) for completing ongoing projects only till 2025-26.

(e) & (f): Details of textile parks sanctioned under SITP, in Andhra Pradesh are as under:-

|   S. No | Name of the park/ District                             |   Approved Project Cost (Rs. Cr) |   Total grant released (Rs. Cr) |   Proposed units as per DPR (No. ) |   Actual no. of units operational so far | Park Status          |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Hindupur Vyapar Apparel Park Ltd, Anantapuramu         |                           102.27 |                              24 |                                 10 |                                        3 | Under Implementation |
|       2 | Brandix India Apparel City Private Ltd, Vishakhapatnam |                           134.42 |                              40 |                                 17 |                                       14 | Completed            |
|       3 | Tarakeshwara Textile Park, Nellore                     |                           103.44 |                              20 |                                 10 |                                        3 | Under Implementation |
|       4 | Guntur Textile Park, Guntur                            |                           105.12 |                              30 |                                 61 |                                        9 | Under Implementation |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Agreements made by ICAR with Private Companies
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2

## 481

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## AGREEMENTS MADE BY ICAR WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES

2481.  SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  ICAR  has  signed  agreements  with  companies  like  Bayer,  Amazon, Koromandal International, Dhanuka Agritech in the recent past;

(b) if so, the details of the financial cost incurred by the Government alongwith details of the Intellectual Property Right (IPR) in this regard;

(c) whether ICAR has signed any MoU with any farmer organizations to advance its research agenda; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और ककसान कल्याण राज्य मंत्री (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) & (b): Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has signed agreements with these companies along with other private companies in the areas of mutual interest such as scaling up of developed crop varieties, transfer of technologies and capacity building. The MoUs were signed for technology dissemination, hence no intellectual property right (IPR) issues are associated with these partnerships. No financial cost was incurred by ICAR.

(c) & (d): There are about 176 MoUs with the Farmer Organizations for enhancing capacity building and technologies dissemination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2478 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## 12TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF WTO

## 2478. SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

(a) whether it is true that the Government has not been able to protect the interests of fishermen of the country  in  the  recently  concluded  12th  Ministerial  Conference  of  World  Trade  Organisation  (WTO) concluded recently in Geneva, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is aware that the decision to scrap the subsidies for fishing after two years is against the interest of around Nine million fishermen in the country, if so, the action taken thereon;

(c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  with  no  provision  for  special  and  differential  treatment  for developing countries at the MC12 negotiations, the poor, small-scale fishers would suffer at the hands of bigger fishermen; and

(d) if so, the action taken thereon to protect the interest of small-scale fishers?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) India has been able to protect the interests of fishermen under the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (FSA) adopted at the 12 th Ministerial Conference on the pillar of Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU), and Overfished stocks. The FSA has not yet entered into force as the Agreement has not been ratified by twothirds of the members of the WTO.

The FSA is confined to IUU fishing and for stocks that are in overfished condition as determined by the coastal member i.e. India in its jurisdiction. Therefore, the genuine fishermen will not be impacted by the FSA and can continue to receive subsidies even after the Agreement enters into force.

(b) There is no such decision in the FSA to scrap subsidies for fishing after two years.

As  per  the  provisions  of  the  FSA  which  has  still  not  entered  into  force,  no  prohibition  has  been imposed on a WTO member regarding granting or maintaining subsidy to its vessel or operator as long as it is not undertaking IUU fishing and the stocks are not in overfished condition.

(c) & (d) The  FSA  has  Special  and  Differential  Treatment  provisions  under  the  IUU  fishing  and Overfished Stock pillars in articles 3.8 and 4.4 of the FSA.

Further, if a vessel/ operator is not engaged in IUU fishing, then that vessel/ operator will always be eligible for fisheries subsidies. Similarly, if the stocks are not declared overfished by the coastal member i.e. India, then, all fishermen including the poor, small-scale fishermen will be eligible for fisheries subsidies
Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Uniform Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2476 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## UNIFORM PENSION

## 2476 SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SMT. LOVELY ANAND:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- whether the Government proposes to provide uniform pension of at least Rs. 1000 permonth to all the citizens above 60 years of  age  in  the  country  on  the  lines  of  Bihar,  if  so,  thedetails
- (a) thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  cover  the  persons with more than 50 percentdisability in the said scheme; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  an  old  age pension  scheme  under  National  Social  Assistance  Programme,  a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme, as a social security programme across the country including Bihar, for old age persons belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL). Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs.200/- per month to persons in the age group of 60-79 years and Rs. 500/- per month to persons of 80 years and above is provided. While  considering  the  continuation  of  National  Social  Assistance Programme (NSAP) schemes for the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle (2021-26), the revision in beneficiary coverage and rate of assistance under the schemes was considered by the Government. However, considering the available financial space, the Government has approved continuation of NSAP schemes in its present form.

O.I.H.

As per the guidelines of NSAP, the State/UTs are encouraged to provide top-up amounts of at least an equivalent amount to the assistance provided by the Central Government so that the beneficiaries could get a decent level of assistance. At present, the States/UTs  are adding  top-up  amounts  ranging  from  Rs.50  to Rs.3200 per month per beneficiary under NSAP schemes, resulting in  an  average monthly pension of around Rs.1,000/- in most of the States/UTs.

(b)  &  (c): In  2009,  the  National  Disability  Pension  Scheme,  was introduced under NSAP to extend the benefit of the scheme among vulnerable disabled persons with a provision to define the disability in  terms  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  1995.  Since  then,  the benchmark disability criteria under the scheme continued to be 80% or more of one or more disabilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Salt Farming Occupation
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Chandubhai Chhaganbhai Shihora

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2475. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 06 TH  AUGUST, 2024.

## SALT FARMING OCCUPATION

## 2475.  SHRI CHANDUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI SHIHORA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether measures are being taken by the Government to ensure employment and livelihood for the Agariya families facing great difficulties in their farming occupation in Surendranagar district and in extension area of rann of Morbi district where the salt farming is carried out at a major scale; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) & (b): Salt Commissioner Organisation (SCO) under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade does not have salt producing land in either of the districts of Surendranagar and Morbi.  SCO has a small non-salt producing land of 4.56 acres in Surendranagar district for  the  purpose  of  office  accommodation.  Further,  employment  and livelihood  for  Agariya  families  does  not  come  under  the  purview  of SCO.  However, as welfare measures, SCO conducts General Health - cum Eye Camps for benefit of Agariyas and their families and awards the children of Agariyas to meet expenses of books and stationery.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Natural Rubber Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Adv K. Francis George

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2473 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## NATURAL RUBBER SECTOR

## 2473.  ADV K. FRANCIS GEORGE:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to rationalize the disbursal of replanting subsidy throughout  the  country,  which  at  present  is  disbursed  on  a  differential  basis,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  Rs.  250  per  kg  as  Minimum  Support  Price (MSP) for natural rubber to help the 1.2 million small and rubber farmers of the country; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) Planting and replanting assistance is provided as part of the Rubber Board's approved scheme 'Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector' for the period FY 23-24 to FY 2526. Replanting assistance is provided at the same rates as planting assistance for the specific rubber growing  regions/  areas.  Replanting  is  envisaged  mainly  in  traditional  rubber  growing  areas  viz. Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the assistance for replanting provided under the scheme is same across the traditional areas.

Under  the  above  approved  scheme,  focus  in  Non-Traditional  areas  (states  such  as  Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, etc.) and North East is on new planting, and hence the planting assistance provided to these areas is different from traditional areas taking into consideration various factors such as the relatively less developed rubber eco-system and cluster advantages, the differences in availability and costs of planting material, availability of nurseries and experience of growers in rubber cultivation, and the ability to realize revenue from senile plantations, as compared to traditional areas.

(b) & (c) Government  of  India,  presently,  fixes  Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSP)  for  22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries / Departments  concerned  and  other  relevant  factors.  Natural  rubber  is  currently  not  included  in  the mandated crops for MSP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Meetings of Zonal Councils
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Sambit Patra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2472

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  AUGUST, 2024/ SHRAVAN 15, 1946 (SAKA) MEETINGS OF ZONAL COUNCILS

†2472

DR. SAMBIT PATRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the objectives of the meetings of Zonal Councils;

- (b) whether the State Governments and Union Ministries and Departments propose agenda items for the meetings of Zonal Councils; and
- (c) if so, whether detailed discussion is held before taking decision on agenda in the meetings?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    As  per  section  21(1)  of  the  State  Reorganization  Act,  1956,  the Zonal  Councils  may  discuss  any  matter  in  which  some  or  all  of  the States represented in that Council, or the Union and one or more of the States represented in that Council, have a common interest and advise the Central Government and the Government of each State concerned as to the action to be taken on any such matter.

L.S.US.Q.NO. 2472 FOR 06.08.2024 (b)  &  (c):    Yes,  Sir.  Informed  discussions  are  held  in  Zonal  Council Union meetings on the agenda items sponsored by the Ministries/Departments and State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: River Erosion in Assam
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2469

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  AUGUST, 2024/ SHRAVAN 15, 1946 (SAKA)

RIVER EROSION IN ASSAM

2469 MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has  data  on  how  many  individuals  have been affected by river erosion in Assam during the financial years 202122, 2022-23, and 2023-24;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  individuals  who  got  rehabilitated  after  'river erosion'  was  termed  as  a  natural  calamity  by  the  15th  Finance Commission;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any steps to ensure that the State Government updates the information of all affected individuals following any river erosion incident; and
- (e) 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 (e) Data relating to number of individuals affected by river erosion

is not maintained by this Ministry centrally. As per the National Disaster

Management Policy, the primary responsibility for disaster management

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2469 FOR 06.08.2024

rests  with  the  States.  The  rehabilitation  of  people  due  to  flood  and erosion comes under the purview of state concerned.

Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) had noted that coastal and river erosion can have serious adverse socio-economic consequences. It had considered two aspects related to erosion i.e. mitigation measures to prevent erosion [(under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF)] and resettlement of displaced people affected by erosion [under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)].

Accordingly, to mitigate the risk of erosion, XV-FC had recommended an allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore from NDMF for the award period 2021-22 to 2025-26  and  Rs.  1000  crore  from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund (NDRF) for resettlement of displaced people affected by erosion.

Further,  based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  XV-FC,  the  Central Government has allocated Rs. 948.40 crore under the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to the State Government of Assam for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The State Government can undertake mitigation activities for various disasters, as per the guidelines on SDMF.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2469 FOR 06.08.2024

The  Central  Government  has  issued  guidelines  for  release  of  funds under NDMF for undertaking mitigation measures for coastal and river erosion and a policy on resettlement of people affected by erosion on 20.06.2024.  All  the  guidelines  on  NDMF  issued  on  28.02.2022,  SDMF issued on 14.01.2022, the guidelines for coastal and river erosion issued on 20.06.2024 as well as the policy on resettlement of people affected by  erosion  issued  on  20.06.2024  are  available  on  the  MHA  website www.ndmindia.mha.gov.in

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: MSP for foodgrains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 2467

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH   August, 2024

## MSP FOR FOODGRAINS

## 2467 . SHRI T R BAALU :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष  एवं  ͩकसान  कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state :

- (a)   the details of the financial burden on the Union and State Governments during the last five years on account of implementation of Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) ,  State / UT -wise and year -wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- ( a ): Government fixes Minimum Support Prices ( MSPs ) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on  the  basis  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  &  Prices ( CACP ). MSP rates are same for all the States / UTs . MSP value paid to farmers during last five years are given at Annexure .

Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . 2467 due for reply on 06 . 08 . 2024

## MSP value paid to farmers from 2019 -20 to 2023 -24

( in ₹ crore )

| Year                      | 2019 - 20   | 2020 - 21   | 2021 - 22   | 2022 - 23   | 2023 - 24   |
|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| MSP value paid to farmers | 2,55,949    | 2,80,167    | 2,73,092    | 2,37,492    | 2,48,960    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Transfer of Affiliation of KVKs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2 465

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## TRANSFER OF AFFILIATION OF KVKs

## 2465.  SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the administration of UT of Ladakh has proposed to transfer and affiliate the four units of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Ladakh which are at present affiliated with  Sher-e-Kashmir  University  of  Agricultural  Sciences  and  Technology  of  Kashmir (SKUAST-K) with the University of Ladakh which is a non-technical academic institution and not a full-fledged University;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the impact of the proposal on the moral, scientific capacity and temperament of the scientists of these KVKs;
- (c) whether there is an urgent need of keeping the KVKs of Ladakh affiliated with SKUAST-K and maintain the status quo regarding the above issue; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और ककसान कल्याण राज्य मंत्री (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (d): The administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has proposed to take over the administrative control of four Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) [i.e. Leh-I (Leh), Leh-II (Nyoma), Kargil-I (Kargil) and Kargil-II] which fall in the geographical territory of Ladakh region,  from  Sher-e-Kashmir  University  of  Agricultural  Sciences  and  Technology  of Kashmir  (SKUAST-K).    The  proposal  has  been  discussed  by  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with University of Ladakh, SKUAST-K, Union Territory (UT) Administration  and  other  Stakeholders.    Certain  formalities  for  transfer  of  KVKs  from SKUAST-K  to  University  of  Ladakh,  such  as  land  transfer,  service  conditions  of employees  etc.  need  to  be  completed  by  the  UT  Administration  to  facilitate  further decision on the matter.

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