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Lok Sabha Question No. 712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Setting up of POPSK
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 712 ANSWERED ON- 29/11/2024 SETTING UP OF POPSK

## †712.  SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

- (a) whether it is a fact that majority of people from Dungarpur district in Rajasthan working as labourers in Kuwait and gulf countries are compelled to go to Udaipur for there passport application;
- b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of people applying for passport as well as for its renewal along with the number of people going abroad every year form the said district;
- c)  whether the Government proposes to open Post Office Passport Service Kendra (POPSK) in the said district and if so, the timeline fixed for the same; and
- d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a to d)  Ministry of External Affairs in association with Department of Posts (DoP) had decided in January 2017 to open Seva Kendras at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/ Post Offices (PO) in the country called Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in each Lok Sabha Constituency (LSC) where there is no PSK or a POPSK. As on date, 93 PSKs and 442 POPSKs have been set up in the country and are operational to cater to the needs of passport seekers.

In the year 2018, Ministry introduced a policy of apply from anywhere in   India   in   which   an   applicant   can   submit   his/her   application irrespective of  whether the current residential address specified in their   application   form   lies   within   the   jurisdiction   of   the   selected Passport Office or not.

Dungarpur District of Rajasthan comes under the Banswara Lok Sabha Constituency (LSC). There is already a POPSK in Banswara where forty (40) Normal appointments and five (05) PCC appointments are released every day. Appointment is available for next working day and sixth working day respectively.

Total   number   of   Application   received   and   passports   issued   from Dungarpur District in Rajasthan during the last 3 years is as under:-

| S. No.   | Year                     |   Passport Applications Received (Fresh & Renewal) |   Passports Issued |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| i.       | 2021                     |                                               3488 |               3400 |
| ii.      | 2022                     |                                               6171 |               6006 |
| iii.     | 2023                     |                                               6208 |               6019 |
| iv.      | 2024 (up to 31 Oct 2024) |                                               4794 |               4519 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Use of Monosodium Glutamate in Food Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 706 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29th NOVEMBER, 2024

## USE OF MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE IN FOOD PRODUCTS

## 706. SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the increased use of monosodium glutamate (commonly known as Ajinomoto) in processed and restaurant food products across the country, and the potential health risks associated with its excessive consumption and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any studies or research have been conducted by the Government or its agencies to assess the health impacts of monosodium glutamate consumption, particularly among children and adolescents in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the current regulations in place to monitor and control the usage of monosodium glutamate in the food industry; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure safe consumption levels of such additives, including awareness campaigns or stricter labeling requirements in such products in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d): Monosodium glutamate is a permitted additive as per Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 to be used at Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) level (limited to the lowest possible level necessary to accomplish its desired effect) in food products. Also, the permissible usage limits of monosodium glutamate in food products have been laid down in the above regulation.

As per the toxicological monograph prepared by the Joint Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the total dietary intake of glutamates (including monosodium glutamate) at permitted usage levels do not pose any health hazard.

Further, as per Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, each additive used in a food product shall be declared on the product label. Also to create awareness among the consumers for making informed choice while selecting food products, clause 4(4) of the Schedule II of the said regulation mandates that every package of food containing monosodium glutamate and advertisement relating thereto shall carry the following warning and declaration, in a rectangular box, namely: -

-  This package of (name of the food) ............... contains added MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE
-  NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INFANTS BELOW-12 MONTHS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Setting up of Panchakarma Clinics
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 705 ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## Setting up of Panchakarma Clinics

705. Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to set up Panchakarma clinics all over the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide any subsidy towards the setting up of these Panchakarma clinics in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d)No, the Government does not have any plan to setup Panchakarma clinics all over the country.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) has the provision to  support  the  State  Government  to  establish  50/30/10  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospital including Panchakarma facilities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Transfer of Judges of High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 704

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29.11.2024

## Transfer of Judges of High Courts

## 704 SHRI MATHESWARAN V S:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Supreme Court Collegium recommendations on transfer of High  Court  Judges  pending  with  the  Government  for  more  than  six months; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  received  any  corruption  complaint  against former acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court from September, 2022 to May, 2023 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY

## OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) and (b): As on 26.11.2024, there are 05 such recommendations.

The complaints received against  Judges  and  Chief  Justices  of  the  High Courts  are  handled  by  the  judiciary  through  an  'in-house  mechanism'.  The Supreme Court of India, on 7 th  May, 1997, adopted two Resolutions namely (i) 'The Restatement of Values of Judicial Life" which lays down certain judicial standards  and  principles  to  be  observed  and  followed  by  the  Judges  of  the Supreme Court and High Courts and (ii) "in-house procedure' for taking suitable remedial action against judges who do not follow universally accepted values of Judicial life including those included in the Restatement of Values of Judicial life.

As per the established "In-house procedure' for the Higher Judiciary, the Chief Justice of India is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  the  Chief  Justices  of  the  High  Courts. Similarly,  the  Chief  Justices  of  the  High  Courts  are  competent  to  receive complaints against the conduct of  High Court Judges. In view of the independence  of  the  Judiciaryenshrined  in  the  Constitution  of  India,  the complaints/representations received are forwarded to the Chief Justice of India or to the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, as the case may be.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 55 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Bomb Threats to Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed, Shri Anto Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 55

(To be answered on the 28 th  November 2024)

## BOMB THREATS TO FLIGHTS

- *55. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has identified primary causes or sources of the recent bomb threats to multiple flights and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the counter-terrorism and emergency response measures are currently in place to ensure the safety of passengers and continuity of flight operations;

(c) whether the Government is enhancing coordination with international security  agencies  to  address  such  threats,  particularly  to  strengthen intelligence-sharing  mechanisms  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and

(d) the regulatory measures or monitoring systems being considered to detect and deter future threats, including those propagated via social media and other digital platforms?

## ANSWER

(Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the house.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 55 FOR REPLY ON 28.11.2024 REGARDING BOMB THREATS TO FLIGHTS ASKED BY DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED AND SHRI ANTO ANTONY (a): In recent bomb threats to various flights, the primary sources of threat messages were social media ('X'), emails, phone calls and oral. (b): In order to deal with various security contingencies and to ensure the safety of passengers & continuity of flight operations, there are established contingency plans on Bomb Threat, Anti-Hijacking and Counter Terrorism. (c):  India  has  bilateral  agreements/MoUs  with  some  countries  for  Cooperation in Civil Aviation Security, Deployment of In-Flight Security Officers and Sharing of Sensitive Information. (d): In the background of recent bomb threats to multiple flights, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), aviation security regulator in the country, has issued guidelines for objective assessment of threat. The indicative factor have helped BTAC in decision-making. Also, virtual assembly of BTAC through pre-generated video link has been set up. These have expedited BTAC response time. Further, advisories for compulsory 10% of secondary ladder point check-in for all flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled flight operations, enhanced security measures and surveillance at cargo terminals were issued. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has also issued detailed advisory on the responsibilities of social media intermediaries and consequential action, in case of failure, under various provision of IT Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Revival of Dhanbad Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 54

(To be answered on the 28 th  November 2024)

## REVIVAL OF DHANBAD AIRPORT

## *54. SHRI DULU MAHATO

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan for the revival of Dhanbad Airport and if so, the details thereof; (b) the steps taken for revival of Dhanbad Airport along with the time by which it is likely to be completed; (c)  whether the Government has proposed to involve private players or public-private partnerships (PPP) in the development or revival of the said airport and if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) the reasons for delay in the revival of Dhanbad Airport?

## ANSWER

(Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 54 FOR REPLY ON 28.11.2024 REGARDING REVIVAL OF DHANBAD AIRPORT BY

SHRI DULU MAHATO (a) to (d) : The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), is a government-backed initiative to improve infrastructure and connectivity in India, especially in remote and underserved regions. UDAN is an ongoing scheme wherein bidding rounds are conducted from time to time for covering more destinations and routes under the scheme. Revival / upgradation of unserved and underserved airports is undertaken upon its identification through valid bid and award to the Selected Airline Operator (SAO). Dhanbad airstrip, owned by the State Government of Jharkhand is available in the list of unserved airstrips in the UDAN Document. During UDAN 5.2 round of bidding for Small aircraft less than 20-seater, bids have been received connecting Dhanbad airport in Jharkhand. Thereafter, the State Government of Jharkhand was requested to provide their consent and confirmation regarding the availability of land for the operation of small aircraft (2B) and for future expansion to category 3C. The State Government has not given their consent to develop the Dhanbad airport due to land constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Metro Rail Project in Delhi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Praveen Khandelwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 50 TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2024

## METRO RAIL PROJECT IN DELHI

## NO. 50. SHRI PRAVEEN KHANDELWAL:

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

- (a) the  status  of  the  completion  of  Metro  Rail  project  in  Model  Town (Delhi)  along with the outline and revised project milestones, if any; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessment  on  the causes of delay in completion of the Model Town Metro Rail project recently and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

- (a) & (b): The Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 50* FOR ANSWER ON 28 NOVEMBER, 2024  REGARDING  METRO  RAIL  PROJECT  IN  DELHI  ASKED  BY  SHRI PRAVEEN KHANDELWAL

(a)  &  (b):  The  Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  Ltd.  (DMRC)  has  two operational  Delhi  Metro  lines  passing  through  Model  Town  (Delhi)  Yellow  Line  (Line-2)  and  Pink  Line  (Line-7),  which  are  having  eight metro  stations  in  the  area,  namely  Vidhan  Sabha,  Vishwavidyalaya, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Model Town, Azadpur, Adarsh Nagar (all on the  Yellow  Line)  and  Shalimar  Bagh,  Majlis  Park  (both  on  the  Pink Line). Further, Government of India has sanctioned Delhi Metro PhaseIV project (3 Priority corridors) in 2019 under which, part of Pink Line (Line-7)  Extension  (Maujpur  to  Majlis  Park)  and  part  of  Magenta  Line (Line-8)  Extension  (Janakpuri  West  to  RK  Ashram  Marg)  are  passing adjacent to Model Town. DMRC has informed that work was adversely affected due to Covid-19 pandemic initially and thereafter, due to the delay  in  the  availability  of  land  and  tree  cutting  permission.  The Projects  which  were  scheduled  to  be  completed  in  2024  has  been delayed by more than a year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 44 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Digi Yatra Policy
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 44 (To be answered on the 28 th  November 2024)

## DIGI YATRA POLICY

- *44. DR. SHASHI THAROOR

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

(a) whether the government has taken cognizance of the recommendations made by NITI Aayog relating to privacy concerns, particularly relating to biometric data, on the Digi Yatra Policy; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 44 FOR REPLY ON 28.11.2024 REGARDING DIGI YATRA POLICY ASKED BY DR. SHASHI THAROOR. (a) & (b): NITI Aayog had published a White Paper titled RESPONSIBLE AI #AIForAll - Adopting the Framework: A Use Case Approach on Facial Recognition Technology in June 2023. This White Paper had mention of Digi Yatra program as one of the use case of Facial Verification Technology (FVT), within the broader and larger scope of Facial Recognition Technology (RFT). No other recommendation on privacy concerns on Digi Yatra has been received from NITI Aayog. Digi Yatra initiative has taken full cognizance of the recommendations of the said White Paper on privacy and handling of Biometric data. The Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem and the Digi Yatra Apps are  built  on  the  fundamental  tenets  of  Privacy  by  Design  (PbD).  By design/default,  there  is  no  central  storage  of  passenger's  Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data. All the  passenger data is encrypted and stored in the passenger's smartphone wallet and shared only for a limited time duration with the origin airport where passenger ID needs to be validated. The data is purged from the system after 24 hours of the departure of the flight.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: National Electricity Plan
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.688 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## NATIONAL ELECTRICITY PLAN

688.   SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the National Electricity Plan:

- (b) the target of energy capacity to be achieved by 2032 under the said plan; and

- (c) the role of power sector in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) :    Section  3(4)  of  Electricity  Act,  2003  stipulates  that,  the  Central  Electricity Authority (CEA) shall prepare a National Electricity Plan in accordance with the National Electricity Policy and notify such plan once in five years.

2. National Electricity Plan is a short-term framework of five years while giving a 15- year perspective and includes:

- a) Short-term and long-term demand forecast for different regions;

- b) Suggested areas/locations for capacity additions in generation and transmission keeping  in  view  the  economics  of  generation  and  transmission,  losses  in  the  system, load-centre  requirements,  grid  stability,  security  of  supply,  quality  of  power  including voltage profile etc. and  environmental  considerations  including  rehabilitation  and resettlement;

- c) Integration of such possible locations with transmission system and development of national grid including type of transmission systems and requirement of redundancies;

- d) Different technologies available for efficient generation, transmission and distribution; and

- e) Fuel choices based on economy, energy security and environmental considerations.

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3. While developing the National Electricity Plan, CEA consults all the stakeholders including State Governments and domain experts in the field of demand forecasting. 4. CEA has been preparing NEP from time to time covering detailed and perspective plans  for  different  time  periods.  The  fourth  National  Electricity  Plan  prepared  by  CEA includes a review of the period 2017-22, detailed capacity addition requirement during the years 2022-27 and Perspective Plan projections for the years 2027-32. (b) & (c): As  per  the  National  Electricity  Plan  (Volume  I:  Generation),  to  meet  the projected peak demand of 366.4 GW and energy requirement of 2473.8 BU (as per 20 th Electric  Power  Survey)  of  the  country,  the  installed  Capacity  for  the  year  2031-32  is likely to be 900,422 MW, which comprises of 304,147 MW of conventional capacity (Coal259,643 MW, Gas-24,824 MW, Nuclear-19,680 MW) and 596,275 MW of Renewable based Capacity  (Large  Hydro-62,178  MW,  Solar-364,566MW,  Wind-121,895  MW,  Small  Hydro5450 MW, Biomass-15,500 MW, PSP-26,686 MW; excluding 5856 MW of likely Hydro based Imports) along with BESS capacity of 47,244 MW/236,220 MWh. To achieve the above targets, Government is taking requisite steps for addition of

2. generation capacity in a time bound manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Aviation Security
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Kripanath Mallah, Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 681

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28th November 2024 )

## AVIATION SECURITY

681.    SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the steps taken by the Government for improvement of security at the airports including the use of technology; and

(b) whether it is true that there has been an increase in CISF strength for improvement of security and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister  of  State  in  the  Ministry  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a):  All  the  airports  in  India  are  provided  with  security  equipment  like CCTV,  ATRS/X-BIS,  DFMDs,  HHMDs  and  ETDs  etc.  Some  of  the  major airports are equipped with upgraded security systems and equipment like Dual  View  XBIS,  Biometric  Access  Control  System,  Queue  Management System, ATRS  (Automotive  Tray  Retrieval System), PIDS  (Perimeter Intrusion  Detection  System),  Remote  Screening  and  Digi  Yatra-  Face recognition based access.;

(b):  Yes,  the  sanctioned  strength  of  CISF  of  34587  in  2022  has  been increased presently to 45409. CISF manpower augmentation at airports is done based on survey/resurvey done by a committee led by BCAS.

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