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Lok Sabha Question No. 1757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Syllabus NEET
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hemant Patil

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1757 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Syllabus NEET

## 1757.  SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the chapter-wise details of syllabus of all the subjects for the NEET (UG)-2024 exam; and

- (b) whether providing details of syllabus late in the bulletin will affect 20 lakh students and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been conducting NEET (UG) Examination on behalf of the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  (MoHFW)  since  May  2019,  as  a  uniform  Entrance-cumEligibility  Test  for  admission  to  undergraduate  medical  courses  (MBBS,  BDS,  etc.)  in  all  Medical Institutions  across the country, as per the Norms set out in relevant Graduate Medical Regulations of Medical Council of India (MCI) (which has been replaced by National Medical Commission (NMC) w.e.f. 24.09.2020),  as  issued  from  time  to  time  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare. As informed by NMC,  the Core Syllabus for NEET  (UG)  Examination can be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques. The  details  of  Examination  including  the  syllabus  for  NEET  (UG)  is  published  in  information  Bulletin every year as per practice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Special Package for Permanent Building of Council of Architecture
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751

ANSWERED ON 31/07/2023

## SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR PERMANENT BUILDING OF COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE

## 1751. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  provision  or  granted  any  special  package  for construction of permanent building for the Council of Architecture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Architects are deemed equivalent to the degree holders in Civil Engineering for the purpose of applying to Government  jobs; and
- (e) if so, the provisions therefor?

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

- (a) to  (c):  No,  Sir.  Council  of  Architecture  (CoA)  is  a  statutory  body  constituted  under  the Architects  Act,  1972  and  meets  its  day  to  day  administrative  expenses  and  expenses  on establishment,  mainly  from  the  fees  collected  by  it  for  its  various  activities  such  as registration, restoration of registration, entry of additional qualifications, supply of list of registered architects etc. The Council of Architecture has been suggested to approach Delhi Development  Authority  (DDA)  for  allotment  of  institutional  land  in  Delhi  directly  or alternatively, to bid for land in the auction conducted by various authorities.
- (d) & (e):  For various posts in Center and State / Union Territory governments, the recruitment rules specifies the educational qualification as per the work profile of the post concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: ESI Hospitals in Karnataka
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1750

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## ESI HOSPITALS IN KARNATAKA

1750. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

(a)whether the Government has received any representations from the  Government  of  Karnataka  seeking  assistance  to  establish E.S.I. hospitals in various districts of the State;

(b)if so, the details thereof; and (c)the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per its norms, the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has given 'in -principle' approval for setting up of 8 new ESI hospitals in the state.  The details are placed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1750  FOR  31.07.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NALIN KUMAR KATEEL AND SHRI D.K. SURESH REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS IN KARNATAKA

## Details of newly approved ESI hospitals in Karnataka

|   S. No. | District        | Location     |   Bed capacity |
|----------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|        1 | Bangalore Rural | Doddabalapur |            100 |
|        2 | Bangalore Rural | Bommsandra   |            200 |
|        3 | Shimoga         | Shivamoga    |            100 |
|        4 | Kolar           | Narsapura    |            100 |
|        5 | Ramanagar       | Haroholli    |            100 |
|        6 | Bellary         | Bellary      |            100 |
|        7 | Tumkur          | Tumkur       |            100 |
|        8 | Udupi           | Udupi        |            100 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Special Leadership Training for Academicians
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1749 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Special Leadership Training for Academicians

## 1749.  SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is true that the Government under the Joint Collaboration of National Institute of Education  Planning  and  Administration  (NIEPA),  New  Delhi  and  Harvard  University,  USA, approved  a  Special  Leadership  Training  for  Academicians  in  2019-20  and  already  paid  a  huge amount of non-refundable fund to Harvard University, USA as advanced payment;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the first part of the training was held at NEIPA, New Delhi from 13th March to 21st March, 2020 and the second part to be held at Harvard University, USA in the last part of March 2020 was postponed due to nationwide lockdown from 22.03.2020;

(d)  whether  the  Government  granted  one  year  extension  after  the  Covid  period  and  similar trainings of the Government took place during that period; and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c): Leadership Programme for Academicians (LEAP) as one of the components under the Central Sector Scheme Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching (PMMMNMTT) was introduced in the light of recommendation of Group of Secretaries (GoS) in the  year  2018  for  two  years  till  the  conclusion  of  the  Mission  period  i.e.  March  2020.  National Institution  of  Educational  Planning  and  Administration  (NIEPA)  was  identified  as  one  of  the centres to conduct LEAP.

After  completion  of  domestic  component  of  LEAP  training,  Harvard  University,  USA  was selected for one week foreign training component by NIEPA and NIEPA had made payment as per agreement  executed  between  them.  However,  due  to  COVID-19  protocol,  the  movement  of participants for international travel was restricted and the training of foreign component could not be undertaken.

(d)  and  (e):  Extension  of  time  was  given  to  those  centres  which  had  already  started/completed domestic component of the LEAP programme for the year 2019-20 before 31.03.2020 and also had funds available with them to complete the training of foreign component.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: WPI Inflation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## WPI INFLATION

## 1748. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware that WPI inflation has reached 15.88 percent in May, 2022 which was highest during the last thirty years from April 1992;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)the basis on which weightage of food and beverages, fuel and light and clothing and footwear had been reduced in CPI-IW-2016 in comparison to  CPI-IW  2001,  which  has  resulted  in  lesser  DA  for  Government employees;
- (d)whether  reduction  in  weightage  of  fruits  and  vegetables  from  time  to time since 2021 is the main reason for lesser Dearness Allowance (DA);
- and
- (e)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  steps  taken/being  taken  to  prevent  such manipulation of weightage?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based Inflation figure for May, 2022 is 16.63%. The corresponding figures for May, 2021 and April, 1992 are 13.11% and 13.91% respectively. The reason for inflation in May, 2022 is primarily due to rise in prices of mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural  gas,  food  articles,  basic  metals,  non-food  articles,  chemicals  & chemical products and food products etc., as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
- (c) to (e): The Consumer Price Index for Industrial Worker (CPI -IW) with base  2016=100  replaced  the  CPI-IW  (2001=100)  series.  The  new  series reflects  the  latest  consumption  pattern  of  target  population.  Weights  of items under different groups/sub-groups are fixed during the base year and do not undergo a change on month to month basis. However, weights of seasonal  items  under  fruits  and  vegetables  sub-group  which  are  not available during a particular month are proportionately distributed among other available items while maintaining the same weight at sub-group level. Therefore, there is no reduction in overall weight of fruits and vegetables over successive months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Gamified Learning
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1746 ANSWERED ON 31/07/2023 Gamified Learning

## 1746. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it has been brought to the notice of the Government that the Gamified Learning is a teaching method that incorporates elements of game design into the learning process in order to make  it  more  engaging  and  interactive  for  students,  and  also  that  it  has  the  potential  to revolutionize the country's education system; and

(b) if so, the details of the steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government to fully realize the potential of gamified learning and transform education for the better?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b) Given  the  emergence  of  digital  technologies  and  the  emerging  importance  of leveraging  technology  for  teaching-learning  at  all  levels  from  school  to  higher  education, National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  envisages  a  digital  repository  of  content  including creation of coursework, Learning Games & Simulations, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, with a clear public system for ratings by users on effectiveness and quality. Similarly, for fun based  learning  student-appropriate  tools  like  apps,  gamification  of  Indian  art  and  culture,  in multiple languages, with clear operating instruction is envisaged.

An Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force was been constituted on 08.04.2022 to promote AVGC Sector in the country. A Sub Task Force for Education and Skills was also constituted to inter-alia recommend measures to enable uniformity and alignment of India courses to international standards in AVGC skilling and education and suggest course curriculum for short and long term NSQF-aligned AVGC courses at skilling and educational institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Vacant Posts of Teaching and Non-Teaching in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Suresh Kodikunnil, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1745 ANSWERED ON- 31/07/2023

## VACANT POSTS OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

1745. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that thousands of teaching and non-teaching posts are lying vacant in various Technical Education/Higher Education Institutions in the Country;

(b) if so, the details of the number of posts sanctioned and vacant as on date in State Universities, Institute of National Importance and Institutes of Eminence;

(c) whether the Government is taking any steps to fill up the vacant posts through recruitment; and

(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  The  Higher  Education  Institutions  (HEIs)  under  Ministry  of  Education  are  statutory autonomous organizations established under respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by provisions of the Acts/Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations made  thereunder. Occurring of vacancies  and  filling  thereof  is  a  continuous  process.  The  vacancies  arise  due  to  retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength.

State Universities are established through respective State Acts and vacancies therein are filled by concerned State Governments/Universities themselves. Vacancy details of State Universities are not maintained centrally.

Ministry of Education has directed all the Central Higher Educational Institutions (CHEIs) to fill up the vacancies in Mission Mode. As on 27th July 2023, a total of 13287 vacancies have been filled up in the CHEIs under the Mission Recruitment drive, in a period of ten months only.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Teachers in EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1741

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 31/07/2023

## TEACHERS IN EMRS

## 1741. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to finalise the recruitment rules for hiring over 38,000 teachers and support staff for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across the country;

(b) whether the Government has ignored the existing teachers working in 400 schools while calculating the total vacancies;

- (c) whether the Government proposes to close 749 such schools by 2025-26;
- (d) whether 401 such functioning schools are facing a significant shortage of teachers;
- (e) the teachers and support staff who are already working in such schools are worried about their employment; and
- (f) whether the above teachers and staff will get weightage in the fresh hirings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f): Recruitment Rules for hiring teachers and staff have been finalized and approved for  740  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  by  National  Education  Society  for  tribal students (NESTS) an autonomous organization under this Ministry and the state societies who have worked out the vacancies depending on sanctioned strength and available teacher and the recruitment is planned in phases depending on number of functional schools.  The existing non-permanent teachers who fulfill the qualification criteria as per RRs, have been given one time age relaxation so as to enable them to appear in recruitment test.  Government does not have intention to close any functional EMRS.  Infact to provide quality education to Tribal children from VI-XII standard Government has set a target to establish 740 EMRS schools in different blocks as per scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: New Communities into ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1732

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 31/07/2023

## NEW COMMUNITIES INTO ST LIST

## 1732 . SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the criteria for scheduling new communities as STs has become obsolete;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes a new criterion in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government intends to bring a comprehensive Bill having all eligible communities into ST List including that had been left out over the years; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  to  (f): The  Government  of  India  on  15.6.1999  (further  amended  on  25.6.2002  and  14.9.2022)  has approved the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in the Orders specifying lists of Scheduled Tribes. According to these modalities, only those proposals which have  been  recommended  and  justified,  along  with  ethnographic  details  by  the  State  Government/UT Administration concerned, can be processed further. Thereafter, it has to be concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) before being considered for  amendment  legislation.  All  actions  are  taken  as  per  these  approved  modalities.  These  modalities  are adequate for consideration of proposals for inclusion of communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes of a State/UT.

The proposals for inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes of a State or Union Territory follow certain processes as per the modalities. This is a continuous process. Proposals received from the State Government should be accompanied by an ethnographic report. The proposals are examined by the Office of the RGI and then  by  the  NCST.  In  case  the  proposal  is  not  recommended  by  the  RGI,  the  State  Governments  are communicated the points raised by the RGI, so that additional information, if any, maybe furnished by the State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Mobile Recharge
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1729

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 SRAVANA 9, 1945 (SAKA)

## MOBILE RECHARGE

1729.  SHRI  GHANSHYAM  SINGH  LODHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the annual profit earned by PayTM and other major companies on account of mobile recharge etc. in the country during the last two years;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to make facility of mobile recharge etc. attractive for small vendors so that consumers can avail services from them;

(c) the time by which it is likely to be done;

- (d) whether the Government is considering to increase the tax on online mobile recharge etc. in order to encourage people to recharge their mobiles through small vendors, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  online  marketing  has  adversely  affected  the  vendors  in  the  market,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (f) the plan envisaged by the Government to balance the same?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  :  Data  regarding  the  annual  profit  earned  by  PayTM  and  other  major  companies specifically on account of mobile recharge is not maintained by Government.

- (b)  &  (c):  TRAI  has  notified  Telecom  Consumers  Protection  Regulations  (TCPR),  2012  wherein electronic voucher for mobile recharge has been defined under Regulation 2 which is reproduced as below
- (f) 'electronic voucher' means a voucher in electronic form.

Telecom subscribers can opt for tariff offers of their choice using electronic vouchers and all the  service  providers  make  available  such  facilities  on  an  extensive  scale.  The  Telecom  Service providers  provide  this  facility  with  the  help  of  their  channel  partners  of  all  descriptions  including small vendors.

(d) to (f) : As far as direct taxes are concerned, there is no such proposal.

Further, GST rates and exemptions are prescribed on the recommendations of GST Council which  is  a  constitutional  body  comprising  members  from  Union  Government  and  State/UT Governments. There is no such recommendation by GST Council in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Pathetic Condition of ESIC Hospitals in Ernakulam
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## PATHETIC CONDITION OF ESIC HOSPITALS IN ERNAKULAM

1728. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  pathetic  condition  of Employees State Insurance (ESI) hospitals in Ernakulam and if so,
- the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  for  increasing number of beds in the ESI hospitals in Ernakulam and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the steps to be taken by the Government to improve the existing facilities in ESI hospitals in Ernakulam and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether  there  are  also  complaints  about  shortage  of  doctors, nurses and technical staffs in the ESI hospitals in Ernakulam and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospital at Ernakulam is presently  operational  with  a  capacity  of  65  beds.  ESIC  has  decided  to increase the bed capacity to 100 beds to enhance the delivery of medical services to ESI beneficiaries in the region. The construction of the project has been assigned to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

The  ESIC  hospital  at  Udyogmandal  (Earnakulam)  is  presently operational with a capacity of 100 beds.  ESIC decided to upgrade it to 150 beds. Special repair works have also been started to renovate the existing hospital facilities.

Further, the ESIC has requested all state governments, including the Government of Kerala, to provide consent for the takeover of state-run ESI Scheme (ESIS) hospitals by it to ensure adequate and efficient medical services to the ESI beneficiaries.

There are vacancies in some departments of the ESI hospital in Ernakulam.  Pending regular recruitment, shortage of doctors and other staff, if any, the requirement is met through contractual engagement of doctors. Services  of  Junior  Residents  and  Senior  Residents  are  also  utilised  for smooth functioning of the services.

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