Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Residential  Schools for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 461

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2024

## RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS

## 461     ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the central schemes being implemented to promote residential schools for tribal students, State-wise including Maharashtra;

(b) the amount of financial assistance provided for the said purpose during the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to set up schools for providing compulsory education in tribal areas of the country including Maharashtra; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) to provide quality education to the tribal children (from class VI to XII) in their own environment from the year 2018-19. Earlier EMRS was a component under Article 275(1) of the Constitution. Under the new scheme, Government decided to establish one EMRS in every block having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). Accordingly, Ministry has set the target to set up 728 EMRSs across the country by the year 2026. As on date, a total number of 708 EMRSs have been sanctioned across the country, out of which 405 schools are reported to be functional. The State-wise summary of EMRSs, including Maharashtra, is given at Annexure-I . National Education Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS),  an  autonomous  organization,  has  been  created  to  manage  and implement the scheme of EMRS. The recurring cost is Rs. 1.09 lakhs per student per annum and the capital cost for construction of each EMRS is Rs.37.80 cr per school in plain areas and Rs.48.00 cr per school in North East/ hilly/ LWE affected areas. Ministry releases funds to NESTS and NESTS further releases funds to States/ UTs/ PSUs/ Construction Agencies/ State Societies as per their requirements for construction of

EMRSs and recurring cost for running of the schools. Fund released by NESTS for EMRSs during the last three years, State-wise including Maharashtra, is attached at Annexure-II.

MoTA provides financial assistance to the State Governments under Grants under Proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution on the basis of proposals submitted by States t for the purpose of promoting welfare of STs in that State in various sectors including education. The details of funds approved for residential school related activities under Grants under Proviso Article 275(1) during 2021-22 to 2023-24 is at Annexure-III.

MoTA is also administering the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations' under which grants are provided to NGOs/VOs working in health, education & livelihood sectors and also for running and maintenance  of  Residential  School.  State-wise  financial  assistance,  including  Maharashtra,  under  the scheme is as per Annexure-IV.

In addition to this, Ministry of Education (MoE), Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) is implementing Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), a system of central schools which are fully residential and co-educational schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) with classes from VI to XII standard for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India, including tribal students.

DoSEL, MoE is also implementing 'Samagra Shiksha' scheme, effective from 2018-19. Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of the scheme. The scheme reaches out to girls, and children belonging to SC, ST, Minority communities and transgender. Under Samagra Shiksha, there is a provision of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), which are residential schools in educationally backward blocks of the country, for girls from class VI to XII, in the age group of 10-18 years, belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL). The objective behind establishing KGBVs is to ensure access and quality education to girls from disadvantaged groups & reduce gender gaps at all levels of school education. 5116 KGBVs are functional with enrolment of 707286 girls (including 181503 ST girls). State-wise status of KGBVs as on 31.03.2024  and  details  of  recurring  fund  approved  for  KGBVs  from  2021-22  to  2023-24  are  given  at Annexure-V.

Annexure-I as referred in part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.461 for 25.07.2024  raised  by  Adv  Gowaal  Kagada  Padavi  regarding  "Residential  Schools  for  Tribal Students".

## State-wise details of EMRSs in the country

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                          |   No. of Sanctioned EMRSs |   No. of Functional EMRSs |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                      |                        28 |                        28 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                        10 |                         5 |
| 3         | Assam                               |                        15 |                         1 |
| 4         | Bihar                               |                         3 |                         0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                        |                        75 |                        74 |
| 6         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                         1 |                         1 |
| 7         | Gujarat                             |                        45 |                        34 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                    |                         4 |                         4 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir                      |                         6 |                         6 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                           |                        89 |                         7 |
| 11        | Karnataka                           |                        12 |                        12 |
| 12        | Kerala                              |                         4 |                         4 |
| 13        | Ladakh                              |                         3 |                         0 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                      |                        70 |                        63 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                         |                        37 |                        37 |
| 16        | Manipur                             |                        21 |                         3 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                           |                        35 |                         0 |
| 18        | Mizoram                             |                        17 |                         6 |
| 19        | Nagaland                            |                        22 |                         3 |
| 20        | Odisha                              |                       108 |                        32 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                           |                        31 |                        30 |
| 22        | Sikkim                              |                         4 |                         4 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                          |                         8 |                         8 |
| 24        | Telangana                           |                        23 |                        23 |
| 25        | Tripura                             |                        21 |                         6 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                       |                         4 |                         3 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                         |                         4 |                         4 |
| 28        | West Bengal                         |                         8 |                         7 |
|           | Grand Total                         |                       708 |                       405 |

Annexure-II Annexure-II  as  referred  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.461  for

25.07.2024 raised by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding "Residential Schools for Tribal Students".

| S. No   | State/UTs              | Fund released by NESTS for EMRSs (Rs. in lakh)   | Fund released by NESTS for EMRSs (Rs. in lakh)   | Fund released by NESTS for EMRSs (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State/UTs              | 2021-22                                          | 2022-23                                          | 2023-24                                          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         | 14,591.28                                        | 12,600.57                                        | 10,795.05                                        |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh (NE) | 119.54                                           | 1,010.87                                         | 693.91                                           |
| 3       | Assam (NE)             | 1,800.00                                         | 1,433.65                                         | 2,732.67                                         |
| 4       | Bihar                  | 0.00                                             | 0.00                                             | 8.95                                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh           | 13,259.66                                        | 19,435.93                                        | 15,888.89                                        |
| 6       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    | 252.55                                           | 568.22                                           | 163.45                                           |
| 7       | Gujarat                | 1,060.00                                         | 10,088.96                                        | 14,387.55                                        |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh       | 599.11                                           | 483.18                                           | 829.76                                           |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 392.40                                           | 1,200.00                                         | 891.40                                           |
| 10      | Jharkhand              | 11,309.20                                        | 23,562.27                                        | 23,915.13                                        |
| 11      | Karnataka              | 3,672.86                                         | 1,768.84                                         | 2,677.67                                         |
| 12      | Kerala                 | 229.56                                           | 1,515.66                                         | 249.00                                           |
| 13      | Ladakh                 | 10.00                                            | 450.00                                           | 800.00                                           |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh         | 3,560.00                                         | 31,817.78                                        | 14,437.19                                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra            | 4,393.74                                         | 12,919.15                                        | 8,525.91                                         |
| 16      | Manipur (NE)           | 398.08                                           | 2,369.98                                         | 3,044.92                                         |
| 17      | Meghalaya (NE)         | 1,100.00                                         | 800.00                                           | 21,014.66                                        |
| 18      | Mizoram (NE)           | 6,085.41                                         | 2,094.54                                         | 1,242.52                                         |
| 19      | Nagaland (NE)          | 9,481.60                                         | 557.71                                           | 18,377.12                                        |
| 20      | Odisha                 | 10,648.82                                        | 28,164.31                                        | 48,934.80                                        |
| 21      | Rajasthan              | 18,214.71                                        | 19,463.30                                        | 13,687.79                                        |
| 22      | Sikkim (NE)            | 1,037.88                                         | 1,047.35                                         | 1,118.83                                         |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu             | 1,190.62                                         | 1,098.78                                         | 1,099.80                                         |
| 24      | Telangana              | 19,695.52                                        | 12,794.53                                        | 14,276.17                                        |
| 25      | Tripura (NE)           | 5,715.44                                         | 6,435.18                                         | 6,670.35                                         |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh          | 337.49                                           | 596.23                                           | 624.14                                           |
| 27      | Uttarakhand            | 598.39                                           | 474.95                                           | 1,537.53                                         |
| 28      | West Bengal            | 0.00                                             | 2,303.67                                         | 1,869.70                                         |

## Annexure-III

Annexure-III  as  referred  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.461  for 25.07.2024 raised by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding "Residential Schools for Tribal Students".

## State-wise  details  of  funds  approved  for  Residential  Schools  under Grants  under  Proviso  Article  275(1) during 2021-22 to 2023-24

| S. No   | State/UTs         | PAC approved amount (Rs. in lakh)   | PAC approved amount (Rs. in lakh)   | PAC approved amount (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                   | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 832.50                              | -                                   | -                                   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                   | 115.00                              | -                                   |
| 3       | Bihar             | -                                   | -                                   | 15.75                               |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | 1867.00                             | -                                   | -                                   |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 3396.15                             | 2848.83                             | -                                   |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  | -                                   | -                                   | 700.00                              |
| 7       | Jharkhand         | 914.50                              | 1693.00                             | 596.00                              |
| 8       | Karnataka         | 60.00                               | 570.00                              | -                                   |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                   | 1407.99                             | 4304.85                             |
| 10      | Mizoram           | -                                   | -                                   | 589.21                              |
| 11      | Rajasthan         | 1732.60                             | 2619.03                             | 1200.00                             |
| 12      | Telangana         | -                                   | 2651.25                             | 1500.00                             |
| 13      | Tripura           | -                                   | 125.00                              | -                                   |
| 14      | Uttar Pradesh     | -                                   | -                                   | 206.37                              |
| 15      | West Bengal       | -                                   | -                                   | 2000.00                             |

## Annexure-IV

Annexure-IV  as  referred  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.461  for 25.07.2024 raised by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding "Residential Schools for Tribal Students".

| State -wise fund released to NGOs/ VOs running Residential School projects under the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes' during the year 2021-22, 2022-23 &2023-24.   | State -wise fund released to NGOs/ VOs running Residential School projects under the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes' during the year 2021-22, 2022-23 &2023-24.   | State -wise fund released to NGOs/ VOs running Residential School projects under the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes' during the year 2021-22, 2022-23 &2023-24.   | State -wise fund released to NGOs/ VOs running Residential School projects under the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes' during the year 2021-22, 2022-23 &2023-24.   | State -wise fund released to NGOs/ VOs running Residential School projects under the scheme of 'Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes' during the year 2021-22, 2022-23 &2023-24.   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (Amount in Rupees)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | (Amount in Rupees)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1914030                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 17117118                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1730059                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 15349317                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15265349                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 13881193                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2042019                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 9878773                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6041007                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 14064345                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1429430                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6559575                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4691342                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10499374                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 20315202                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 39076547                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2672910                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3676230                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 30336133                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 32569380                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 45408339                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 11154603                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15410137                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 13407500                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7674134                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4121156                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3689713                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 7432575                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 8453665                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 102366915                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 99526504                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 87264873                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 49730882                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 103602814                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 87120825                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 47895768                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 13543334                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 33574349                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6079087                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4924428                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3869288                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 230811210                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 176695300                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 392551276                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 14464709                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10960396                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1597950                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3651396                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3593490                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5383079                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2805524                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1473957                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6550359                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 156271                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9568845                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4208501                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3379750                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2506163                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5390422                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9932496                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3662922                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 32408277                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 21132413                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 64501505                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## Annexure-V

Annexure-V as referred in part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.461 for 25.07.2024 raised by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding "Residential Schools for Tribal Students".

## State-wise status of KGBVs as on 31.03.2024 and

## recurring fund approved for KGBVs

| S.N.   | State Name        | Total KGBVs   | ST enrolment   | Recurring fund approved for KGBVs (Rs. in lakhs)   | Recurring fund approved for KGBVs (Rs. in lakhs)   | Recurring fund approved for KGBVs (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        |                   | functional    |                | 2023-24                                            | 2022-23                                            | 2021-22                                            |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 499           | 11974          | 38736.99                                           | 39556.18                                           | 32980.87                                           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 70            | 7929           | 4184.20                                            | 3764.20                                            | 2779.51                                            |
| 3      | Assam             | 145           | 4873           | 8976.79                                            | 7949.24                                            | 6507.26                                            |
| 4      | Bihar             | 595           | 5057           | 36432.62                                           | 24525.88                                           | 19296.11                                           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 121           | 12181          | 5840.15                                            | 5573.37                                            | 5175.66                                            |
| 6      | DNH-DD            | 2             | 146            | 80.82                                              | 68.98                                              | 37.88                                              |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 167           | 5154           | 9305.07                                            | 8783.60                                            | 6007.05                                            |
| 8      | Haryana           | 67            | 0              | 3634.70                                            | 3215.21                                            | 2342.64                                            |
| 9      | HP                | 14            | 122            | 508.82                                             | 487.89                                             | 388.72                                             |
| 10     | J&K               | 92            | 1759           | 5670.40                                            | 4284.47                                            | 3249.64                                            |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 203           | 25339          | 19801.23                                           | 19597.50                                           | 15954.84                                           |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 145           | 2059           | 6958.80                                            | 7183.32                                            | 4640.07                                            |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1             | 64             | 39.73                                              | 39.81                                              | 29.48                                              |
| 14     | Ladakh            | 15            | 436            | 626.30                                             | 568.70                                             | 385.07                                             |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    | 408           | 27025          | 19967.50                                           | 16851.37                                           | 12018.13                                           |
| 16     | Maharashtra       | 86            | 4111           | 5092.33                                            | 4168.60                                            | 2386.57                                            |
| 17     | Manipur           | 12            | 1386           | 1043.40                                            | 981.28                                             | 740.89                                             |
| 18     | Meghalaya         | 10            | 375            | 518.33                                             | 442.15                                             | 321.99                                             |
| 19     | Mizoram           | 2             | 150            | 63.44                                              | 49.53                                              | 47.64                                              |
| 20     | Nagaland          | 22            | 1900           | 893.01                                             | 856.35                                             | 500.37                                             |
| 21     | Odisha            | 295           | 16858          | 19481.67                                           | 16002.08                                           | 11132.61                                           |
| 22     | Punjab            | 29            | 0              | 1413.17                                            | 1389.81                                            | 997.59                                             |
| 23     | Rajasthan         | 316           | 13209          | 21243.24                                           | 20578.45                                           | 13316.84                                           |
| 24     | Sikkim            | 1             | 95             | 78.59                                              | 78.59                                              | 61.69                                              |
| 25     | Tamil Nadu        | 105           | 1960           | 5124.48                                            | 4506.61                                            | 3813.46                                            |
| 26     | Telangana         | 701           | 29628          | 53416.61                                           | 48915.13                                           | 32880.62                                           |
| 27     | Tripura           | 15            | 1754           | 754.23                                             | 668.44                                             | 531.25                                             |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 778           | 1225           | 54283.95                                           | 45795.59                                           | 34769.09                                           |
| 29     | Uttarakhand       | 40            | 412            | 2066.30                                            | 1887.48                                            | 1351.52                                            |
| 30     | West Bengal       | 160           | 4322           | 5184.53                                            | 3754.69                                            | 3068.03                                            |
|        | Grand Total       | 5116          | 181503         | 331421.37                                          | 292524.51                                          | 217713.09                                          |

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