Lok Sabha Question No. 2512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Skilling Centres for Rural Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy, Shri G M Harish Balayogi, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2512

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## SKILLING CENTRES FOR RURAL YOUTH

2512. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has considered establishing skilling  centres  to  specifically  cater  to  the requirements of rural youth across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, including the number of skilling centres established during the last five years and the current year, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh including Konaseema district;
- (c) the total number of rural youth (male and female) trained and placed through these centres during the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  including  the  category-wise  details  relating  to  SC,  ST,  OBC, minority and differently-abled beneficiaries, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details of the courses and job roles offered at the said skilling centres, along with the total number of  seats  available  and  the  number  of  teachers  and  trainer  deployed  for  each  courses  particularly  in Konaseema district;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to establish new skilling centres specially for rural youth across the country, if so, the detail thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to expand skilling centres in underserved regions and to increase awareness among rural youth regarding the training opportunities available, especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (e) Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training  Institutes  (ITIs),  to  all  the  sections  of  the  society  across  the country including in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready equipped with industry relevant skills. The schemes of MSDE for skill development are demand driven and the training centres (TCs) are set up/engaged on need basis to impart the training across the country.
- (b) The  State/UT  wise  number  of  functional  training  centres  as  on  31.10.2025  in  major schemes of MSDE are as below:

| State/UT          |   PMKVY Centres* | JSS functional centers   | NAPS functional Establishments   |   CTS (Functional ITIs) ^ |
|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| A & N Islands     |                5 | 1                        | 25                               |                         4 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |              370 | 6                        | 1,257                            |                       521 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |               82 | -                        | 30                               |                        10 |
| Assam             |              797 | 6                        | 995                              |                        47 |
| Bihar             |              537 | 21                       | 699                              |                      1356 |
| Chandigarh        |               10 | 1                        | 190                              |                         3 |
| Chhattisgarh      |              177 | 14                       | 335                              |                       227 |
| Delhi             |              144 | 3                        | 3,135                            |                        46 |
| Goa               |                6 | 1                        | 530                              |                        13 |

| Gujarat           | 266   | 8   | 13,193   |   493 |
|-------------------|-------|-----|----------|-------|
| Haryana           | 529   | 2   | 6,211    |   380 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 179   | 11  | 810      |   268 |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 543   | 2   | 632      |    56 |
| Jharkhand         | 206   | 13  | 485      |   354 |
| Karnataka         | 397   | 12  | 2,830    |  1467 |
| Kerala            | 130   | 9   | 2,061    |   442 |
| Ladakh            | 11    | 2   | 16       |     3 |
| Lakshadweep       | 1     | 1   | 2        |     1 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1,350 | 29  | 1,267    |   953 |
| Maharashtra       | 570   | 21  | 10,053   |  1045 |
| Manipur           | 163   | 4   | 31       |    11 |
| Meghalaya         | 93    | 1   | 46       |     8 |
| Mizoram           | 106   | 1   | 24       |     3 |
| Nagaland          | 85    | 2   | 26       |     9 |
| Odisha            | 239   | 29  | 800      |   500 |
| Puducherry        | 22    | -   | 268      |    15 |
| Punjab            | 572   | 2   | 1,049    |   329 |
| Rajasthan         | 1,453 | 9   | 1,149    |  1543 |
| Sikkim            | 37    | -   | 79       |     4 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 489   | 9   | 3,200    |   457 |
| Telangana         | 118   | 6   | 1,485    |   301 |
| DNH & DD          | 9     | 2   | 145      |     4 |
| Tripura           | 117   | 2   | 110      |    22 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2,581 | 47  | 7,276    |  3300 |
| Uttarakhand       | 196   | 8   | 850      |   170 |
| West Bengal       | 250   | 8   | 1,539    |   317 |
| Total             | 12840 | 293 | 62833    | 14682 |

*Centres are for latest version PMKVY 4.0 for the period 2022-23 to 2024-25 as on 31.10.2025

^Under CTS scheme, the data is of total number of ITIs (government and private) for session 2024-25.

The number of functional Training Centres (TCs) as on 31.10.2025 in major schemes of MSDE, in districts of Andhra Pradesh including Konaseema are as under:

| Districts Name       |   PMKVY Centres* | JSS functional centers   |   NAPS functional Establishments |   CTS (Functional ITIs) ^ |
|----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Anakapalli           |                2 | -                        |                               25 |                        33 |
| Ananthapuramu        |               29 | 1                        |                              112 |                        23 |
| Annamayya            |                5 | -                        |                               12 |                        14 |
| Bapatla              |                3 | -                        |                                9 |                        20 |
| Chittoor             |               23 | -                        |                              119 |                        17 |
| East Godavari $      |               16 | -                        |                              215 |                        28 |
| Eluru                |                5 | -                        |                               49 |                        19 |
| Guntur               |               30 | -                        |                              178 |                        13 |
| Kakinada             |                4 | -                        |                               84 |                        14 |
| Krishna              |               21 | -                        |                              223 |                        20 |
| Kurnool              |               26 | -                        |                              144 |                        17 |
| Nandyal              |                4 | -                        |                               25 |                        21 |
| NTR                  |                1 | 1                        |                              111 |                        11 |
| Palnadu              |                3 | -                        |                               16 |                        19 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam |                1 | -                        |                                2 |                         7 |
| Prakasam             |               22 | 1                        |                               52 |                        39 |
| Spsr Nellore         |               31 | -                        |                               67 |                        23 |
| Sri Sathya Sai       |                5 | -                        |                               31 |                        15 |
| Srikakulam           |               19 | -                        |                               54 |                        23 |
| Tirupati             |                5 | 1                        |                               92 |                        27 |
| Visakhapatanam       |               42 | 1                        |                              271 |                        33 |
| Vizianagaram         |               28 | 1                        |                               59 |                        28 |
| West Godavari        |               20 | -                        |                              111 |                        18 |

| Y.S.R.                |   24 | -   | 78   |   35 |
|-----------------------|------|-----|------|------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju |    1 | -   | -    |    4 |

*Centres are for latest version PMKVY 4.0 for the period 2022-23 to 2024-25 as on 31.10.2025

^Under CTS scheme, the data is of total number of ITIs (government and private) for session 2024-25.

$ East Godavari district includes data of Konaseema district .

(c) The state/UT wise total number of rural youth trained under various categories of these centres during the last three years i.e. from 2022-23 till 2024-25 (31 st  October, 2025) is given at Annexure-I

Further, among the schemes of MSDE, placements were specifically tracked only in the Short Term Training (STT) component of PMKVY in the first three versions i.e., PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 of the scheme implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus was to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further, various IT tools like Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) also gives this opportunity.

(d) & (f)     The information for all accredited Training Centres-including their contact details, accreditation status, and proof of affiliation with accreditation date-is maintained on the SIDH portal, and only NSQFaligned  job  roles  are  permitted;  the  complete  list  of  approved  job  roles  is  also  available  on  the portal. Furthermore,  the  focus  is  on  empowering  trained  candidates  to  explore  diverse  career  paths, supported by appropriate guidance and orientation.

Further, MSDE under various schemes has undertaken several measures to ensure accessibility of training centres to youth in remote and rural areas which inter-alia includes the following:

- i. Awareness drives, workshops, and community engagement initiatives for the skilling is undertaken through  platforms  like  All  India  Radio  (AIR),  Press  Information  Bureau  (PIB),  MyGov,  and Doordarshan (DD).
- ii. Leveraging digital platforms and mobile technology, Ministry has ensured accessibility to skill-related information and resources, benefiting individuals in remote regions.
- iii. Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) serves as a one-stop online resource for youth seeking information and  enrollment  in  skill  training  programmes.  Ease  of  access  through  this  platform  encourages participation.
- iv. National Apprenticeship Mela (NAM) serves as a platform that facilitates active participation from establishments  and  candidates,  while  also  raising  awareness  among  youth  about  the  various opportunities available across participating companies.
- v. Involvement  of  District  Skill  Committees  (DSCs)  for  identification  of  local  skilling  needs  and facilitating allocation of training targets to centres in rural areas.
- vi. Encouragement to training providers for setting up centres in undeserved and rural locations.
- vii. Implementation  of  Special  Projects  targeting  rural  youth  through  institutions  with  established presence in such areas.
- viii. Operationalization of Skill Hubs in government educational institutions in rural regions under PMKVY 4.0.
- ix. Priority allocation of training targets to Aspirational Districts / LWE-affected areas.
- x. Use of digital platforms and local mobilization channels, such as Panchayats and Common Service Centres, to reach youth in remote locations.
- xi. JSS Scheme aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorsteps of the beneficiary through registered Societies (NGOs) with 100% grant from the Government of India. JSSs centres are present in Aspirational, LWE affected regions, North-eastern regions, backward districts, which provides an opportunity of skill training to youth residing in these regions.
- xii. The establishment and administration of ITIs is State/UT subject matter, and whenever proposal is received from the States/UTs for the setting up of new ITIs, it is examined and decided as per the affiliation standards and norms.

## ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2512 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILLING CENTRES FOR RURAL YOUTH'

Annexure-I

## A.  State/UT wise and category wise trained candidates under PMKVY

| State/UT                                     | SC     | ST     | OBC      | Minority   | Differently Abled   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------|------------|---------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 5      | 524    | 440      | 642        | 3                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 15,076 | 4,044  | 40,238   | 7,223      | 26                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 527    | 9,509  | 2,114    | 7,114      | 10                  |
| Assam                                        | 8,297  | 14,392 | 36,703   | 33,113     | 9                   |
| Bihar                                        | 18,268 | 2,606  | 85,611   | 11,241     | 25                  |
| Chandigarh                                   | 307    | 4      | 150      | 236        | 1                   |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 3,301  | 6,307  | 13,873   | 965        | 3                   |
| Delhi                                        | 3,042  | 235    | 5,437    | 3,446      | 10                  |
| Goa                                          | 20     | 34     | 59       | 314        | -                   |
| Gujarat                                      | 6,029  | 8,611  | 27,958   | 4,503      | 21                  |
| Haryana                                      | 22,247 | 1,302  | 41,244   | 9,351      | 196                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 5,958  | 1,930  | 5,471    | 796        | 477                 |
| Jammu And Kashmir                            | 4,288  | 2,464  | 5,675    | 105,459    | 342                 |
| Jharkhand                                    | 4,329  | 6,966  | 22,124   | 6,236      | 79                  |
| Karnataka                                    | 10,185 | 3,878  | 45,479   | 10,986     | 37                  |
| Kerala                                       | 2,851  | 480    | 16,985   | 9,467      | 11                  |
| Ladakh                                       | 4      | 740    | 30       | 988        | -                   |
| Lakshadweep                                  | -      | 120    | -        | 120        | -                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 51,377 | 26,337 | 1,78,486 | 19,037     | 1,144               |
| Maharashtra                                  | 17,631 | 5,403  | 46,426   | 15,725     | 1,042               |
| Manipur                                      | 1,379  | 4,040  | 6,897    | 5,430      | 2                   |
| Meghalaya                                    | 292    | 7,741  | 1,768    | 6,866      | 34                  |
| Mizoram                                      | 138    | 9,786  | 1,786    | 10,174     | 109                 |
| Nagaland                                     | 512    | 10,141 | 1,394    | 10,828     | 3                   |
| Odisha                                       | 9,323  | 8,123  | 24,149   | 2,128      | 24                  |
| Puducherry                                   | 980    | 18     | 3,448    | 854        | -                   |
| Punjab                                       | 47,959 | 771    | 19,052   | 74,712     | 72                  |
| Rajasthan                                    | 56,432 | 22,804 | 1,74,918 | 19,692     | 376                 |
| Sikkim                                       | 484    | 1,253  | 1,726    | 763        | 1                   |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 24,117 | 1,431  | 69,479   | 11,100     | 60                  |
| Telangana                                    | 7,903  | 3,341  | 29,392   | 4,226      | 37                  |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 52     | 29     | 518      | 59         | -                   |
| Tripura                                      | 3,545  | 2,627  | 9,095    | 1,456      | 3                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 97,302 | 4,038  | 3,45,807 | 61,049     | 1,736               |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 8,952  | 1,187  | 17,883   | 8,172      | 288                 |
| West Bengal                                  | 15,052 | 2,264  | 11,372   | 11,428     | 12                  |

## B.  State/UT wise and category wise trained candidates under JSS

| State/UT                                 | SC     | ST     | OBC    | Others   |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
| Andaman and Nicobar                      | 9      | 16     | 363    | 1,354    |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 9,723  | 3,636  | 19,155 | 1,942    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0        |
| Assam                                    | 5,633  | 1,837  | 8,685  | 5,836    |
| Bihar                                    | 33,937 | 4,357  | 73,363 | 12,370   |
| Chandigarh                               | 2,401  | 24     | 584    | 248      |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 8,752  | 40,039 | 34,372 | 1,489    |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 295    | 3,525  | 4,723  | 202      |
| Delhi                                    | 4,011  | 178    | 2,457  | 1,335    |
| Goa                                      | 532    | 491    | 2,023  | 710      |

| Gujarat          | 12,162   | 9,890   | 25,608   | 3,344   |
|------------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| Haryana          | 6,301    | 2,97    | 8,617    | 488     |
| Himachal Pradesh | 15,267   | 6,513   | 8,083    | 305     |
| JammuAnd Kashmir | 0        | 1       | 1        | 1,196   |
| Jharkhand        | 10,859   | 19,555  | 35,875   | 2,749   |
| Karnataka        | 17,123   | 8,186   | 38,323   | 8,178   |
| Kerala           | 10,240   | 2,259   | 31,615   | 5,899   |
| Ladakh           | 0        | 832     | 0        | 0       |
| Lakshadweep      | 31       | 4,349   | 9        | 0       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 46,379   | 24,971  | 74,015   | 14,514  |
| Maharashtra      | 23,401   | 22,760  | 48,844   | 12,348  |
| Manipur          | 2,909    | 13,426  | 9,201    | 510     |
| Meghalaya        | 58       | 4,963   | 38       | 70      |
| Mizoram          | 6        | 5,436   | 4        | 2       |
| Nagaland         | 24       | 5,234   | 23       | 25      |
| Odisha           | 43,846   | 41,760  | 70,811   | 1,989   |
| Punjab           | 6,245    | 7       | 2,409    | 259     |
| Rajasthan        | 16,593   | 4,407   | 23,142   | 4,136   |
| Tamil Nadu       | 15,,607  | 1,436   | 30,978   | 1,745   |
| Telangana        | 9,626    | 3,795   | 18,230   | 4,969   |
| Tripura          | 3,892    | 5,161   | 2,303    | 154     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 92,026   | 4,173   | 1,41,028 | 25,164  |
| Uttarakhand      | 14,509   | 1,722   | 9,943    | 1,602   |
| West Bengal      | 15,804   | 2,779   | 5,348    | 2,199   |

## C.  State/UT wise and category wise engaged apprentices under NAPS

| State/UT                    | SC     | ST     | OBC      |   Minority | Differently Abled   |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------|----------|------------|---------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 9      | 10     | 164      |          0 | 9                   |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 9,821  | 2,198  | 22,904   |          4 | 261                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 4      | 56     | 30       |          0 | 1                   |
| Assam                       | 2,396  | 2,470  | 9,827    |          0 | 115                 |
| Bihar                       | 1,638  | 277    | 6,303    |          0 | 138                 |
| Chandigarh                  | 512    | 22     | 646      |          0 | 17                  |
| Chhattisgarh                | 2,474  | 2,457  | 7,813    |          0 | 64                  |
| Delhi                       | 5,836  | 728    | 11,966   |          6 | 124                 |
| Goa                         | 1,099  | 2,840  | 7,206    |          3 | 68                  |
| Gujarat                     | 34,008 | 33,965 | 1,10,785 |         12 | 566                 |
| Haryana                     | 40,907 | 1,807  | 89,271   |         12 | 360                 |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 6,895  | 897    | 6,370    |          0 | 59                  |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 494    | 164    | 343      |          0 | 12                  |
| Jharkhand                   | 3,672  | 6,149  | 12,533   |          0 | 112                 |
| Karnataka                   | 32,369 | 11,429 | 89,036   |         34 | 280                 |
| Kerala                      | 5,528  | 490    | 19,768   |          7 | 162                 |
| Ladakh                      | 2      | 157    | 2        |          0 | 0                   |
| Lakshadweep                 | 1      | 23     | 0        |          0 | 0                   |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 14,029 | 9,321  | 34,021   |          6 | 198                 |
| Maharashtra                 | 98,990 | 48,391 | 2,39,123 |         22 | 1,724               |
| Manipur                     | 63     | 15     | 74       |          0 | 0                   |
| Meghalaya                   | 15     | 161    | 44       |          0 | 2                   |
| Mizoram                     | 3      | 139    | 9        |          0 | 0                   |
| Nagaland                    | 0      | 11     | 4        |          0 | 0                   |
| Odisha                      | 4,415  | 5,416  | 9,609    |          1 | 104                 |
| Puducherry                  | 2,329  | 36     | 3,950    |          0 | 25                  |
| Punjab                      | 12,583 | 635    | 12,590   |          0 | 123                 |
| Rajasthan                   | 10,392 | 3,572  | 29,127   |          1 | 98                  |
| Sikkim                      | 128    | 159    | 433      |          1 | 0                   |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 35,936 | 4,199  | 74,782   |         22 | 350                 |
| Telangana                   | 16,413 | 6,726  | 40,184   |         15 | 309                 |

| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman AND Diu   | 940    | 3,026   | 2,093    |   0 |   3 |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|----------|-----|-----|
| Tripura                                        | 168    | 203     | 187      |   0 |   4 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                  | 37,310 | 2,319   | 1,14,275 |  14 | 504 |
| Uttarakhand                                    | 14,584 | 1,909   | 30,302   |   2 |  69 |
| West Bengal                                    | 7,995  | 1,508   | 9,365    |   4 | 213 |

- D.  State/UT wise and category wise candidates enrolled under CTS

| State/UT                                     | SC       | ST     | OBC      | Differently Abled   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------|--------|----------|---------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 0        | 175    | 934      | 26                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 50,878   | 13,422 | 1,03,528 | 402                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 3        | 2565   | 78       | 2                   |
| Assam                                        | 1721     | 3271   | 8,488    | 84                  |
| Bihar                                        | 61,926   | 6,469  | 2,74,809 | 310                 |
| Chandigarh                                   | 1046     | 24     | 408      | 7                   |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 12,910   | 27,400 | 40,739   | 242                 |
| Delhi                                        | 9,900    | 494    | 3,720    | 286                 |
| Goa                                          | 134      | 1,487  | 1,395    | 1                   |
| Gujarat                                      | 37,511   | 84,736 | 1,43,929 | 1,000               |
| Haryana                                      | 69,010   | 3      | 66,959   | 235                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 23,807   | 5,036  | 14,571   | 359                 |
| JammuAnd Kashmir                             | 2537     | 3,342  | 797      | 106                 |
| Jharkhand                                    | 17,590   | 27,528 | 88,244   | 282                 |
| Karnataka                                    | 62,196   | 27,414 | 1,86,250 | 178                 |
| Kerala                                       | 27,151   | 4,568  | 78,063   | 1,085               |
| Ladakh                                       | 6        | 1,461  | 2        | 4                   |
| Lakshadweep                                  | 0        | 1,011  | 10       | 17                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 52,271   | 26,820 | 1,39,991 | 999                 |
| Maharashtra                                  | 93,921   | 51,860 | 2,17,162 | 2,638               |
| Manipur                                      | 213      | 798    | 519      | 0                   |
| Meghalaya                                    | 6        | 3,394  | 6        | 2                   |
| Mizoram                                      | 5        | 1,298  | 1        | 5                   |
| Nagaland                                     | 0        | 1,207  | 2        | 0                   |
| Odisha                                       | 43,592   | 48,352 | 64,482   | 835                 |
| Puducherry                                   | 712      | 1      | 1,559    | 73                  |
| Punjab                                       | 52,763   | 13     | 20,321   | 172                 |
| Rajasthan                                    | 93,202   | 62,073 | 1,68,377 | 401                 |
| Sikkim                                       | 125      | 477    | 820      | 0                   |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 43,449   | 3,651  | 90,963   | 732                 |
| Telangana                                    | 28,010   | 20,750 | 65,305   | 217                 |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 50       | 1,407  | 577      | 1                   |
| Tripura                                      | 1995     | 2,941  | 151      | 41                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 3,71,479 | 11,080 | 7,28,981 | 2,526               |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 15,424   | 3,416  | 7,537    | 126                 |
| West Bengal                                  | 53,218   | 8,081  | 34,663   | 773                 |

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