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Lok Sabha Question No. 2201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Digitization of Cable Network
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: UDIT RAJ, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015

## DIGITIZATION OF CABLE NETWORK

2201.     DR. UDIT RAJ:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of digitization cable television sector in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has set any deadlines for its implementation in all the States of the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of application received from Multi System Operators (MSO) for registration from various cities along with MSO available in the said cities, city-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is facing any opposition from MSOs and LCOs in phase III, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon; and
- (e) whether  the  government  has  undertaken  any  detailed  study  to  identify bottlenecks to achieve complete digitization in the country, if so the further steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  digitalization process?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) and  (b):  As per the notification S.O. 2534(E) dated 11.11.2011 issued by the  Ministry,  digitization  of  cable  TV  in  India  is  to  be  completed  in  four  Phases. Phase-I  which  covers  four  metro  cities  namely  Delhi,  Kolkata,  Chennai  and Mumbai have been completed on 31.10.12 except Chennai since some court cases are  pending  there.  Phase-II  of  the  cable  TV  digitization  which  covers  38  cities having  the  population  more  than  10  lakhs  have  been  completed  by  31.03.2013 except  Coimbatore  where  some  court  cases  are  pending.    Phase-III  cable  TV digitization shall  cover all the urban areas (except areas already covered in Phase-I

and Phase-II) for which the cut-off date is 31 st December, 2015 whereas the cut-off date for Phase-IV covering rest of India is 31 st December, 2016. (c): As on date, 1158   applications have been received in the Ministry to register first  time  as  Multi  System  Operators  (MSOs)  to  operate  in  Digital  Addressable System (DAS) notified areas of Cable TV across the country and/or extension of areas  of  operation.  230  regular  registrations  and  323    provisional  registrations totalling to 553  registrations have been issued so far.  27 MSO registrations have been cancelled. The city-wise and State/UT-wise details are available on the Ministry's website i.e. www.mib.nic.in. (d): No Sir. ( e ) No, Sir.  However, to steer the process of Cable TV Digitization, a Task Force, comprising of all the stakeholders, has been  constituted in the Ministry.  Monthly meetings of the Task Force are held to assess progress and to identify solutions on issues raised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Among Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADD ICTION AMONG DOCTORS

## 2200. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of rising incidence of drug and alcoha l addiction among the doctors in the country, and if so, the deta ils thereof;
- (b) the number of such incidences reported from the Government hospitals across the country along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon during the last three years and the current year. State/UT - wise;
- (c)whether the Government has conducted any study/survey in this regard, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure tha tthe doctors do not perform their duty in the hospitals in inebriated state?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (d): Health is a State subject and no such information is maintained centrally. A as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Harding Medical College & Associate Hospitals and NIMHANS, Bengaluru are concerned, no such incident has been reported.

Various  Drug  Dependence  Treatment  Centres  supported  under  the  Drug  De - addiction Programme of  this  Ministry  provide  de - addiction  services  to  the  patients,  including  doctors addicted to drug and alcohol.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Purchase of Helicopters from USA
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2196

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## PURCHASE OF HELICOPTERS FROM USA

2196.  SHRI  KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the Government has given nod to the purchase of Apache and Chinook heavy lift helicopters from the United States of America (USA);
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the USA has emerged as the largest supplier of arms to India during the last three years; and
- (d)  if so, the details of the contracts signed with the USA during the last three years?

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(a) & (b):   Yes,  Madam.    Government  of  India  has  signed  contract  with M/s Boeing USA and Letter of Agreement (LOA) with US Government on 28 th September,  2015 for purchase  of Apache  Attack  Helicopters. A contract  with  M/s  Boeing,  USA  has  also  been  signed  on  28 th September, 2015 for purchase of Chinook heavy lift helicopters.

- (c) & (d):    Defence equipment  are  imported  as  per  the  operational requirements of the Armed Forces.  However, actual cash outgo depends on  delivery  of  equipment  /  reaching  of  laid  down  milestones  before release  of  funds.    India  procures  defence  equipment  under  capital acquisition  from  various  countries,  the  major  sources  being  Russia, USA, Israel and France.  During the last three years i.e. 2012-13  to  201415  contracts  and  Letter  of  Agreement  (LOA)  worth  Rs.7285.72  crores have been signed with vendors from USA and the US Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Yoga University
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## YOGA UNIVERSITY

## 2195. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to open any Yoga University in the country in Rajasthan; and
- (b) if so, the details and the locations thereof along with the time frame fixed theref

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRI PAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) : There is no proposal with the Central Government to set up any new Yoga Univer
- (b) : Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Financial Impact on Employees under NPS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## †2193. Shri Rakesh Singh:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the opposition over implementation of New Pension Scheme (NPS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said scheme is not very beneficial for the employees, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to re-implement the old pension scheme by doing away with NPS, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b) Some representations have been received from certain quarters against the implementation of the National Pension System (NPS). The main demand in these representations is that NPS may be scrapped and the Government may revert to old defined benefit pension system.

(c) NPS had been designed giving utmost importance to the welfare of the subscribers under NPS. There are a number of benefits available to the employees under NPS. Some of the benefits are enlisted below:

-  NPS is a well designed pension system managed through an unbundled architecture involving intermediaries appointed by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) viz. pension funds, custodian, central record keeping and Accounting agency, National Pension System Trust, trustee bank, points of presence and Annuity service providers. It is prudently regulated by PFRDA which is a statutory regulatory body established to promote old age income security and to protect the interests of subscribers of NPS.
-  Dual benefit of Low Cost and Power of Compounding - The pension wealth which accumulates over a period of time till retirement grows with a compounding effect. The all-in-costs of the institutional architecture of NPS are among the lowest in the world.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

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## LOKSABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11th DECEMBER, 2015 / AGRAHAYANA 20, 1937 (SAKA) FINANCIAL IMPACT ON EMPLOYEES UNDER NPS

## QUESTION

-  Tax BenefitsThe tax benefits are available to the NPS subscribers under the provisions of the Income- tax Act, 1961. These were further increased in the Finance Bill, 2015.
-  Transparency and Portability is ensured through online access of the pension account by the NPS subscribers, across all geographical locations and portability of employments.
-  Partial withdrawalSubscribers can withdraw up to 25% of their own contributions before attaining superannuation age, subject to certain conditions.

(d) There is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Bank Employees under Central Pay Commission
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2192

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1937(SAKA)

## Bank Employees under Central Pay Commission

## 2192: SHRI RAJESH VERMA

## QUESTION

(a ) whether the Government proposes to bring bank employees under the Central Pay

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: Commission for fixation of pay scale and pension; and

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

## ANSWER The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): No sir, there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Cricket Commentary on AIR
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2191

( TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015 )

## CRICKET COMMENTARY ON AIR

## 2191. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  All  India  Radio  (  AIR)  has failed to air any cricket commentary since last 11 months;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start radio commentary for cricket matches;
- (d)    if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be started; and
- (e)    if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING (COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)

- (a): Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  All  India  Radio  (AIR)  provided  live commentary of :
- i)  India  Vs  Bangladesh  Cricket  Series-  2015  consisting  of  one  test match  and  three  ODI  played  in  Bangladesh  from  10.06.2015  to 24.06.2015.
- ii)  India  Vs  Zimbabwe  Cricket  Series  -  2015  consisting  of  three one day International and two T/20 matches played in Zimbabwe from 10.07.2015 to 19.07.2015.
- (b): Does not arise in view of reply to part (a).
- (c) to (e): Prasar Bharati has informed that All India Radio (AIR) is providing live  commentary and will continue to provide live Radio Commentary to all the forthcoming cricket series subject to the acquisition of Radio Broadcast Rights.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Bharat Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  DECEMBER, 2015/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1937 (SAKA)

## BHARAT FUND

## QUESTION

## 2187: SHRI NINONG ERING

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the objectives of the Bharat Fund;
- (b) the kind of start-ups which are likely to be benefited under it; and
- (c) the manner in which beneficiaries are to be selected along with the methods of implementation therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) & (b) The  Bharat  Fund  is  a  public-private-academia  partnership  set-up  by Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIM)  Ahmedabad's  Centre  for  Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).  The objective of the fund, inter-alia , is to support  and provide funding (grants, seed capital, venture capital) and business support to innovation-driven start-ups that solve real problems faced by  the  masses  of  India  through  technology-enabled  and  rapidly  scalable solutions and  will focus on - healthcare and life-sciences (including biotech, medical devices), sustainability (energy, agriculture, environment, water), and digital technologies (especially in manufacturing, design).
- (c) The  Bharat  Fund  shall  be  managed  and  coordinated  by  Centre  for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the IIM, Ahmedabad.

As  informed  by  IIM,  Ahmedabad,  the  process  involved  shall  include problem  identification  and  crowd-sourcing  of  solutions,  Expert  Screening  & Independent  Investment  Committee  and  Active  Mentoring  and  Business Support  for  selection of beneficiaries.    Bharat  Fund  will  also  organize accelerator and grand challenge program to source ideas for specific problems that may need new effective solutions to be created.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: DMAT Accounts Scams
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF FINANCE)

## (DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTTON NO. 2186

TO BE AI{SWERED ON FRTDAY,  DECEMBER 11, 2015/AGRAHAYANA  20,1937 (SAKA)

## DMAT ACCOUNTS  SCAMS

## OUESTION

## 2186. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Multiple  DMAT accounts  scams reported during the last three years and the cunent year along with the status thereof including  IPO-DMAT Scam;
- (b) the modus operandi followed  by the offenders;
- (c) whether certain  financial  institutions including HDFC have financed  such transactions and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  punitive action has been taken against  the offenders  involved  in the above  scams including  IPO-DMAT scam, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the preventive  measures taken by the Government/  SEBI to curb such practices?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) to (d): Securities  and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has informed  that it has not come across any multiple demat account scam including  IPO-demat scam in the last three years and the current year.
- (e): SEBI has mandated compulsory quoting of Permanent Account Number (PAN) in public issue  / rights issue application forms by all applicants, irrespective  of the application value, along with the instruction  that applications without  Permanent Account  Number would be rejected. i.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Embezzlement of Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2183

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th DECEMBER, 2015 / AGRAHAYANA 20 , 1937 (SAKA)

## EMBEZZLEMENT OF FUNDS

## 2183. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether incidents of alleged embezzlement of funds in the public/private sector banks have been reported in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the amount involved therein during each of the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether bank officials have been found involved therein and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken against the erring officials/ persons found involved therein, bank-wise; and
- (e) whether the banks have refunded the embezled money to customers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government to protect the interests of the customers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (e): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintains data for Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/Private Sector Banks(Pvt. SBs) under the category 'Frauds' which inter-alia includes cases of embezzlement of funds. Separate data for embezzlement is not maintained. Fraud cases of Rs.1 lakh and above reported by PSBs &Pvt. SBs in deposit accounts (i.e. Saving, Current and Term) where staff was involved at the time of initial reporting are given below:

| Year wise               |   No of cases |   Amount involved in Crore |
|-------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
| 2012-13                 |           179 |                     133.07 |
| 2013-14                 |           143 |                     138.86 |
| 2014-15                 |           203 |                      52.26 |
| April 2015 - Sept. 2015 |            64 |                       8.88 |

In all such cases of fraud, the bank undertakes an investigation and takes action including fixing of the staff accountability as per the applicable disciplinary rules.

The Banks compensate customers in cases of embezzlement of funds as per RBI's Master Circular dated 01.07.2014 on 'Customer Service in Banks' and the Banks' Board approved policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Insurance Scheme for Weavers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JANAK RAM

†2182. SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduced an insurance scheme for weavers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (c): In order to enable handloom weavers to avail social security benefits, Government of India, Ministry of Textiles has been implementing Mahatama Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) under the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme. The details of the scheme are as under:-

Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) provides life insurance cover to handloom weavers in case of natural death (Rs.60,000/-), accidental death (Rs.1,50,000/-) total disability (Rs.1,50,000/-) and partial disability (Rs.75,000/-). In addition, scholarship of Rs. 300/- per quarter per child is available to students studying in IX to XII standard or for a maximum period of four years, whichever event occurs earlier. The benefit is restricted to two children of the member covered. Under this scheme, annual premium is Rs. 470/per weaver, out of which Govt. of India's contribution is Rs. 290/-, weaver/worker's contribution is Rs.80/- and contribution from Social Security Fund is Rs. 100/- per enrollment.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2182

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th December, 2015/Agrahayana 20, 1937 (Saka)

## Insurance Scheme for Weavers
Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Bank Loan Interest Rate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES ****** LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1937 (SAKA)

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180 'Bank Loan Interest Rate' QUESTION

## 2180.SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

- (a) whether the loans are being provided and availed at higher rate of interest in the

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: rural areas;

- (b) whether the rural people are not able to repay their loan due to high rate of interest, if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (c): The interest rates on various types of loans provided by banks may differ from bank to bank, but for a particular bank, they are uniform across the country. The lending rates of banks have been deregulated and these rates are determined by the banks themselves based on their commercial judgement as approved by their respective Boards. However, for institutional credit to farmers the Government provides interest subvention to make short-term crop loans upto Rs.3 lakh at the interest rate of 7% per annum and in case of prompt repayment, the same gets reduced to 4%. In order to discourage distress sale of produce by small and marginal farmers, post-harvest loans against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs) are provided by banks to Small Farmers/Marginal Farmers having Kisan Credit Card (KCC), at the interest rate of 7% per annum for a period of upto six months.

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