Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Talent Assessment Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## Government of India Ministry Of Youth Affairs & Sports (Department Of Sports)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *31 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

Talent Assessment Centres

## *31.     SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  Talent  Assessment  Centres sanctioned  and  operational  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and released for establishing such centres, State/UT-wise including district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the total number of assessments conducted by such centres, year and State/UT-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the number of centres having modern Information and Communication  Technology  (ICT)  tools  and  upgraded  technology, State/UT-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e)  whether there are any pending proposals with the Government to establish new Talent Assessment Centres in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING  'TALENT  ASSESSMENT  CENTRES'  ASKED  BY  SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

- (a) to (e):  Various facilities under the Khelo India Scheme function as Talent  Assessment  Centres  across  the  country.  The  details  are  as follows:
- (i) Khelo India Centres (KICs): A total of 1,067 Khelo India Centres have  been  established  at  the  district  level  across  the  country including the state of Andhra Pradesh. These Centres are provided with coaches and sports equipment and facilitate periodic talent assessment  and  training  at  the  district  level.  The  details  are placed at Annexure-I.
- (ii) Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCEs): Thirty-five (35) Khelo India State Centres of Excellence have been established in 34  States/Union  Territories.  These  Centres  are  equipped  with sports  science  facilities  and  sports  science  manpower  and function  as  Talent  Assessment  and  Performance  Monitoring Centres at the State level. The details are placed at Annexure-II.
- (iii)   The number of assessment camps varies depending on the nature of  the  sport;  hence,  assessments are conducted sport-wise and not State-wise. The details are placed at Annexure-III.
- (iv)    The  details  of  funds  allocated  for  such  centres,  State/UT  wise including Andhra Pradesh is placed at Annexure-IV.

Further, periodic talent assessment is also conducted at various Sports Authority  of  India  facilities,  including  Sports  Training  Centres  (STCs) and National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs).

All  assessment  centres  are  equipped  with  modern  sports  science facilities for conducting such assessments.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*31 FOR 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU REGARDING 'TALENT ASSESSMENT CENTRES'.

## ANNEXURE - I

## State-wise summary of Khelo India Centres

|   Sr. No. | State/UTs                        |   Total KICs |
|-----------|----------------------------------|--------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar                |            9 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                   |           27 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                |           54 |
|         4 | Assam                            |           66 |
|         5 | Bihar                            |           38 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                       |            2 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                     |           33 |
|         8 | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu |            4 |
|         9 | Delhi                            |           13 |
|        10 | Goa                              |            2 |
|        11 | Gujarat                          |           34 |
|        12 | Haryana                          |           22 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                 |           18 |
|        14 | Jammu & Kashmir                  |          100 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                        |           24 |
|        16 | Karnataka                        |           32 |
|        17 | Kerala                           |           24 |
|        18 | Ladakh                           |            3 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                      |            3 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                   |           52 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                      |           43 |
|        22 | Manipur                          |           35 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                        |           24 |
|        24 | Mizoram                          |           23 |
|        25 | Nagaland                         |           34 |
|        26 | Odisha                           |           31 |
|        27 | Puducherry                       |            4 |

| 28    | Punjab        |   29 |
|-------|---------------|------|
| 29    | Rajasthan     |   60 |
| 30    | Sikkim        |   11 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu    |   39 |
| 32    | Telangana     |   33 |
| 33    | Tripura       |   18 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh |   80 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   |   30 |
| 36    | West Bengal   |   13 |
| Total | Total         | 1067 |

## Khelo India Centres in the State of Andhra Pradesh

|   S.N | District                   | Name of KIC                                                                 | Discipline    |
|-------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|     1 | Alluri Sitharama Raju      | PMRC Building, ITDA Rampachodavaram                                         | Wrestling     |
|     2 | Anakapalli                 | ZPHS, Lankalapalem                                                          | Boxing        |
|     3 | Anantpur                   | District Sports Authority, Anantpur                                         | Fencing       |
|     4 | Annamayya                  | DSA Annamayya District, Rayachoty                                           | Fencing       |
|     5 | Bapatla                    | DSA, Bapatla                                                                | Fencing       |
|     6 | Chittoor                   | DBA, Chittoor                                                               | Fencing       |
|     7 | Dr. B.R Ambedkar Konaseema | DSA, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District GMC Balayiogi Stadium, Amalapuram | Basketball    |
|     8 | East Godavari              | DSA, East Godavari, Rajamahendravaram                                       | Football      |
|     9 | Eluru                      | District Sports Authority, Godavari                                         | Weightlifting |
|    10 | Guntur                     | DSA, Guntur                                                                 | Judo          |
|    11 | Kakinada                   | District Sports Authority, East Godavari, Kakinada                          | Weightlifting |
|    12 | Krishna                    | Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada                                           | Basketball    |
|    12 | Krishna                    | Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada                                           | Volleyball    |
|    13 | Krishna                    | DSA, Machilipatnam                                                          | Swimming      |
|    14 | Kurnool                    | District Sports Authority, Kurnool                                          | Athletics     |
|    15 | Nandyal                    | DSA, Nandyal                                                                | Hockey        |
|    16 | NTR                        | District Sports Authority Stadium, Krishna                                  | Weightlifting |
|    17 | Palnadu                    | DSA Sub Centre, Narasaraopet Stadium, Guntur District                       | Athletics     |
|    18 | Parvathipuram Manyam       | DSA, Head Quarters Parvathipuram Manyam                                     | Weightlifting |

|   19 | Prakasam                    | Dr. P. Anand DSA Mini Stadium, Ongole              | Boxing     |
|------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
|   20 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | District Sports Authority, Nellore                 | Football   |
|   21 | Sri Sathya Sai              | DSA Sri Sathya Sai District Puttaparthi            | Judo       |
|   22 | Srikakulam                  | Multi-Purpose Indoor Sports Complex, Patrunivalasa | Athletics  |
|   23 | Tirupati                    | Govt High School (Boy)                             | Hockey     |
|   24 | Visakhapatnam               | AU, Ground Visakhapatnam                           | Athletics  |
|   25 | Vizianagaram                | District Sports Authority, Vizianagaram            | Boxing     |
|   26 | West Godavari               | SVGZP High School, Materu, Bhimavaram              | Basketball |
|   27 | Y.S.R.                      | Dr. YSR Integrated Sports Complex, Pulivendula     | Hockey     |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*31 FOR 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU REGARDING 'TALENT ASSESSMENT CENTRES'.

## ANNEXURE - II

|   S No. | State             | District             | Name/Address of KISCE                        | Discipline                                 |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar | South Andaman        | Netaji Sports Complex, Sri Vijaya Puram      | 1. Badminton 2. Swimming 3. Cycling        |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa               | Dr. YSR Sports School, YSR District, Kadapa  | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Weightlifting   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Subansiri      | Sangey Lhaden Sports Academy, ChimpuItanagar | 1. Archery 2. Judo 3. Weightlifting        |
|       4 | Assam             | Kamrup               | States Sports Academy, Sarusajai             | 1. Boxing 2. Shooting 3. Weightlifting     |
|       5 | Bihar             | Rajgir               | Bihar Sports Academy, Rajgir                 | 1. Wrestling 2. Weightlifting 3. Athletics |
|       6 | Chandigarh        | Chandigarh           | Hockey Stadium, Sector 42                    | 1. Hockey 2. Boxing 3. Rowing              |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur             | Rajya Khel Prashikshan Kendra, Bilaspur      | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Hockey          |
|       8 | DNH & DD          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | New Sports Complex Silvassa                  | 1. Table Tennis 2. Archery 3. Athletics    |
|       9 | Delhi             | North West Delhi     | Chhatrasal Stadium                           | 1. Wrestling 2. Athletics                  |
|      10 | Goa               | North Goa            | SAG Sports Complex, Campal, Panaji           | 1. Swimming 2. Badminton 3. Table Tennis   |

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|   11 | Gujarat          | Nadiad             | High-performance Centre, Nadiad                                                                | 1. Athletics 2. Table Tennis 3. Archery   |
|------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   12 | Haryana          | Panchkula          | Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex                                                                    | 1. Boxing 2. Athletics 3. Badminton       |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur           | Indoor stadium Luhnu Sports Complex, Bilaspur                                                  | 1. Boxing 2. Athletics 3. Judo            |
|   14 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Jammu Srinagar     | 1. J & K Sports Council Water Sports Academy, Srinagar 2. M.A. Stadium, Fencing Academy, Jammu | 1. Rowing 2. Fencing                      |
|   15 | Jharkhand        | Ranchi             | Mega Sports Complex, Hotwar, Ranchi                                                            | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Cycling        |
|   16 | Karnataka        | Bangalore          | Sh. Jaiprakash Narayan National Youth Centre Bangalore                                         | 1. Swimming 2. Athletics 3. Shooting      |
|   17 | Kerala           | Thiruvananthapuram | GV Raja Sr. Sec.Sports School Tpuram                                                           | 1. Athletics 2. Judo 3. Boxing            |
|   18 | Ladakh           | Leh                | Open Stadium Spituk/Lamdon Archery Field/Boxing Hall                                           | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Boxing         |
|   19 | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal             | MP State Academy                                                                               | 1. Shooting 2. Hockey 3. Rowing           |
|   20 | Maharashtra      | Pune               | Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune                                                 | 1. Shooting 2. Athletics 3. Cycling       |
|   21 | Manipur          | Imphal East        | Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal                                                           | 1. Weightlifting 2. Archery 3. Hockey     |
|   22 | Meghalaya        | East Khasi Hills   | J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya                                                             | 1. Boxing 2. Archery 3. Athletics         |
|   23 | Mizoram          | Aizawl             | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawal                                                                  | 1. Boxing 2. Judo                         |

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|    |               |                      |                                                        | 3. Weightlifting                           |
|----|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 24 | Nagaland      | Kohima               | State Sports Academy, IG Stadium Kohima                | 1. Wrestling 2. Archery 3. Boxing          |
| 25 | Odisha        | Khordha              | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar                          | 1. Hockey 2. Weightlifting 3. Athletics    |
| 26 | Puducherry    | Puducherry           | Rajiv Gandhi School of Sports, Uppallam                | 1. Weightlifting 2. Athletics 3. Badminton |
| 27 | Punjab        | Jalandhar            | Govt. Arts and Sports College                          | 1. Hockey 2. Boxing 3. Athletics           |
| 28 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur               | SMS Stadium Jaipur                                     | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Boxing          |
| 29 | Sikkim        | East Sikkim          | Paljor Stadium, Gangtok                                | 1. Archery 2. Athletics 3. Boxing          |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu    | Chennai              | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai                      | 1. Boxing 2. Athletics 3. Fencing          |
| 31 | Telangana     | Medchal - Malkajgiri | Regional Sports School Hakimpet                        | 1. Rowing 2. Fencing 3. Weightlifting      |
| 32 | Tripura       | West Tripura         | Dasarath Dev State Sports Complex, Badharght, Agartala | 1. Judo 2. Swimming 3. Athletics           |
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow              | Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow              | 1. Hockey 2. Athletics                     |
| 34 | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun             | Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun               | 1. Boxing 2. Athletics 3. Judo             |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*31 FOR 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU REGARDING 'TALENT ASSESSMENT CENTRES'.

ANNEXURE - III

Sports-wise Assessment for F.Y. 2025-26

|   S. No. | Discipline    |   No. of Assessments |
|----------|---------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Judo          |                    1 |
|        2 | Athletics     |                    1 |
|        3 | Hockey        |                    1 |
|        4 | Boxing        |                    2 |
|        5 | Football      |                    3 |
|        6 | Rowing        |                    2 |
|        7 | Archery       |                    4 |
|        8 | Kabaddi       |                    4 |
|        9 | Cycling       |                    1 |
|       10 | Athletics     |                    3 |
|       11 | Athletics     |                    2 |
|       12 | Athletics     |                    4 |
|       13 | Athletics     |                    1 |
|       14 | Gymnastics    |                    1 |
|       15 | Basketball    |                    1 |
|       16 | Weightlifting |                    5 |
|       17 | Weightlifting |                    2 |
|       18 | Table Tennis  |                    1 |
|       19 | Volleyball    |                    2 |
|       20 | Basketball    |                    3 |
|       21 | Shooting      |                    6 |
|       22 | Tennis        |                    2 |
|       23 | Tennis        |                    7 |
|       24 | Wrestling     |                    8 |
|       25 | Wrestling     |                    9 |
|       26 | Football      |                   10 |
|       27 | Hockey        |                    3 |
|       28 | Badminton     |                    2 |
|       29 | Kabaddi       |                    4 |
|       30 | Volleyball    |                    5 |
|       31 | Judo          |                    4 |

|   32 | Athletics   |   3 |
|------|-------------|-----|
|   33 | Athletics   |   5 |
|   34 | Athletics   |   4 |
|   35 | Athletics   |   2 |

Sports-wise Assessment for F.Y. 2024-25

|   S. No. | Discipline    |   No of. Assements |
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Judo          |                  1 |
|        2 | Rowing        |                  1 |
|        3 | Rowing        |                  1 |
|        4 | Swimming      |                  1 |
|        5 | Swimming      |                  1 |
|        6 | Table Tennis  |                  2 |
|        7 | Hockey        |                  2 |
|        8 | Gymnastics    |                  2 |
|        9 | Cycling       |                  3 |
|       10 | Football      |                  2 |
|       11 | Football      |                  3 |
|       12 | Weightlifitng |                  4 |
|       13 | Boxing        |                  1 |
|       14 | Boxing        |                  5 |
|       15 | Kabaddi       |                  1 |
|       16 | Archery       |                  6 |
|       17 | Archery       |                  4 |
|       18 | Volleyball    |                  3 |
|       19 | Fencing       |                  2 |
|       20 | Fencing       |                  1 |
|       21 | Fencing       |                  1 |
|       22 | Fencing       |                  2 |
|       23 | Fencing       |                  1 |
|       24 | Athletics     |                  1 |
|       25 | Athletics     |                  2 |
|       26 | Athletics     |                  3 |
|       27 | Badminton     |                  4 |
|       28 | Badminton     |                  7 |
|       29 | Volleyball    |                  5 |
|       30 | Shooting      |                  8 |
|       31 | Basketball    |                  9 |
|       32 | Table Tennis  |                  5 |
|       33 | Wrestling     |                 10 |
|       34 | Wrestling     |                 11 |
|       35 | Cycling       |                  3 |
|       36 | Hockey        |                  6 |
|       37 | Gymnastics    |                 12 |

|   38 | Football       |   6 |
|------|----------------|-----|
|   39 | Judo           |   2 |
|   40 | Judo           |   3 |
|   41 | Weightlifting  |  13 |
|   42 | Athletics      |   4 |
|   43 | Athletics      |   4 |
|   44 | Athletics      |   3 |
|   45 | Basketball     |   6 |
|   46 | Basketball     |  14 |
|   47 | Athletics      |   5 |
|   48 | Athletics      |   6 |
|   49 | Swimming       |   7 |
|   50 | Swimming       |  15 |
|   51 | Boxing         |  16 |
|   52 | Athletics      |   8 |
|   53 | Rowing         |   7 |
|   54 | Fencing        |   3 |
|   55 | Fencing        |   6 |
|   56 | Kabaddi        |   3 |
|   57 | Volleyball     |   9 |
|   58 | Shooting       |  17 |
|   59 | Para- Swimming |   4 |
|   60 | Archery        |  18 |
|   61 | Archery        |   8 |

Sports-wise Assessment for F.Y. 2023-24

|   S. No. | Discipline   |   No. of Assessments |
|----------|--------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Basketball   |                    1 |
|        2 | Basketball   |                    1 |
|        3 | Rowing       |                    1 |
|        4 | Rowing       |                    1 |
|        5 | Football     |                    1 |
|        6 | Hockey       |                    2 |
|        7 | Judo         |                    1 |
|        8 | Judo         |                    2 |
|        9 | Hockey       |                    2 |
|       10 | Hockey       |                    3 |
|       11 | Football     |                    2 |
|       12 | Athletics    |                    1 |
|       13 | Athletics    |                    3 |
|       14 | Athletics    |                    3 |
|       15 | Archery      |                    4 |
|       16 | Cycling      |                    5 |
|       17 | Boxing       |                    3 |
|       18 | Gymnastics   |                    6 |
|       19 | Judo         |                    4 |
|       20 | Rowing       |                    2 |
|       21 | Rowing       |                    2 |
|       22 | Boxing       |                    7 |
|       23 | Basketball   |                    4 |
|       24 | Basketball   |                    5 |
|       25 | Table Tennis |                    3 |
|       26 | Fencing      |                    1 |
|       27 | Fencing      |                    1 |
|       28 | Hockey       |                    6 |
|       29 | Hockey       |                    5 |
|       30 | Athletics    |                    2 |
|       31 | Athletics    |                    6 |
|       32 | Athletics    |                    3 |
|       33 | Athletics    |                    7 |
|       34 | Badminton    |                    7 |
|       35 | Kabaddi      |                    2 |
|       36 | Basket ball  |                    8 |
|       37 | Basket ball  |                    8 |

|   38 | Basketball   |   8 |
|------|--------------|-----|
|   39 | Volleyball   |   4 |
|   40 | Rowing       |   5 |
|   41 | Kabaddi      |   3 |
|   42 | Judo         |   9 |
|   43 | Archery      |   4 |
|   44 | Archery      |   9 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*31 FOR 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU REGARDING 'TALENT ASSESSMENT CENTRES'.

ANNEXURE - IV Funds released to KICs and KISCE State-wise from 2020-21 onwards

|   S No | State/UTs                                |   KIC Total Funds Released (in Rs Cr) | KISCE Total Funds Released (in Rs Cr)   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman & Nicobar                        |                                  0.63 | 0.53                                    |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |                                  4.15 | 3.44                                    |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                  8.9  | 6.97                                    |
|      4 | Assam                                    |                                 12.78 | 5.50                                    |
|      5 | Bihar                                    |                                  5.16 | 0.81                                    |
|      6 | Chandigarh                               |                                  0.07 | 2.85                                    |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                             |                                  4.81 | 4.74                                    |
|      8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                  0.33 | 2.34                                    |
|      9 | Delhi                                    |                                  1.39 | 0.60                                    |
|     10 | Goa                                      |                                  0.3  | 7.08                                    |
|     11 | Gujarat                                  |                                  3.62 | 1.72                                    |
|     12 | Haryana                                  |                                  2.94 | 4.95                                    |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |                                  2.22 | 3.95                                    |
|     14 | Jammu & Kashmir                          |                                 16.43 | 5.86                                    |
|     15 | Jharkhand                                |                                  3.4  | 1.22                                    |
|     16 | Karnataka                                |                                  6.17 | 5.55                                    |
|     17 | Kerala                                   |                                  2.09 | 5.75                                    |
|     18 | Ladakh                                   |                                  0.45 | 0.93                                    |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                              |                                  0.25 | -                                       |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |                                  7.89 | 16.16                                   |
|     21 | Maharashtra                              |                                  7.08 | 10.20                                   |
|     22 | Manipur                                  |                                  4.09 | 3.63                                    |
|     23 | Meghalaya                                |                                  3.91 | 4.97                                    |
|     24 | Mizoram                                  |                                  3.52 | 5.87                                    |
|     25 | Nagaland                                 |                                  6.41 | 7.36                                    |
|     26 | Odisha                                   |                                  2.73 | 6.63                                    |

| 27    | Puducherry    |   0.28 |   0.53 |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|
| 28    | Punjab        |   3.65 |   0.48 |
| 29    | Rajasthan     |   4.56 |   0.69 |
| 30    | Sikkim        |   2.26 |   7.61 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu    |   5.52 |   2.94 |
| 32    | Telangana     |   4.87 |   3.87 |
| 33    | Tripura       |   2.02 |   3.31 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh |  16.33 |   0    |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   |   4.49 |   0.38 |
| 36    | West Bengal   |   2.22 |   0    |
| Total | Total         | 157.91 | 139.4  |

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