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The '''Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare''' (formerly '''Ministry of Agriculture'''), a branch of the ], is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in ]. The 3 broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, ] and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by ] ]. ], ] & ]<nowiki/>i are the Ministers of State.
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==Background==
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Agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for more than half population of India. Agriculture provides the bulk of wage goods required by non-agriculture sectors and most of the raw materials for the industries sector. ] is a largely agrarian economy - with 52.1% of the population estimated to directly or indirectly employed in agriculture and allied sectors in 2009-10.{{sfn|Economic Survey|2010|p=180}} The combined efforts of Central Government, State Governments and the farming community have succeeded in achieving record production of 244.78 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2010-11. This record production has been achieved through effective transfer of newly developed crop production technologies to farmers under various crop development schemes, such as the ], which is run under the direction of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation. Other causes behind record production include remunerative prices for various crops through enhanced minimum support prices.<ref>, "Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India", Retrieved 2015-4-24</ref> ] is of significance because of this as well as a history of food shortages and a growing population.
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{{Politics of India}}
The '''Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare''' ({{lang|hi|कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय}} {{transliteration|hi|Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya}}), formerly the '''Ministry of Agriculture''', is a branch of the ] and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, ] and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by ] which is currently held by ]. ] and ] are the Ministers of State. ], serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of ] for the longest continuous period till date.


==Origins== ==Origins==

Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.<ref name="Organisational History"/> Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.<ref name="Organisational History"/>


In 1881, Department of Revenue & Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.<ref name="Organisational History">{{cite web |url=http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |title=Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation |deadurl=no |accessdate=5 July 2012}}</ref> In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.<ref name="Organisational History">{{cite web|url=http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |title=Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064805/http://agricoop.nic.in/Orghistory.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>


The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|date=2015-08-15|title=Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/69th-independence-day-prime-minister-narendra-modis-independence-day-speech/article7544397.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Structure & Departments==
The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare consists of the following three Departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php |accessdate=10 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093532/http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php |archivedate=5 June 2009 }}</ref>


==Structure and departments==
* Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare. This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://agricoop.nic.in |accessdate=4 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903184137/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://agricoop.nic.in |archivedate=3 September 2011 }}</ref> The ] is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093532/http://india.gov.in/sectors/agriculture/ministry_agriculture.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2009|title=Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture - Sectors: National Portal of India|date=5 June 2009|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
* Department of Agriculture Research and Education. This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organisations and state governments across the country. In addition, this Department manages the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://dare.nic.in/ |accessdate=4 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903185227/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://dare.nic.in/ |archivedate=3 September 2011 }}</ref>
* Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. This Department's primary responsibilities are to increase the productivity of livestock and aquaculture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dahd.nic.in/index2.htm |accessdate=24 November 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004045204/http://dahd.nic.in/index2.htm |archivedate=4 October 2009 }}</ref>


* ]:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://agricoop.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903184137/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fagricoop.nic.in|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> The ] is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
The administrative head of the Ministry are the Secretaries of the three departments.
* Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE):- This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://dare.nic.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903185227/http://www.india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fdare.nic.in%2F|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2011|title=National Portal of India|date=3 September 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.
==Programs==


== Programs and initiatives ==
A leading program of the Ministry is the ], which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the ] of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better co-ordination and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rkvy.nic.in/#|title=:::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::|work=rkvy.nic.in}}</ref>
===Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana===
A leading program of the Ministry is the ], which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the ] of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rkvy.nic.in/#|title=:::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::|work=rkvy.nic.in}}</ref>


==Reports & Statistics== ===Krishi Megh===
'''Krishi Megh''' (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of ] (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at '''National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management''', ]. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and ]'s Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Narendra-Singh-Tomar-launches-ICAR%26%2339%3Bs-data-recovery-centre-%26%2339%3BKrishi-Megh%26%2339%3B&id=397063|title=Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'|website=All India Radio News|access-date=2020-09-02}}</ref>


=== Schemes ===
The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics At a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of the India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eands.dacnet.nic.in/latest_2006.htm|title=Economics And Statistics,Ministry Of Agriculture,Government Of India|publisher=}}</ref>


* ]
==List of Ministers of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare==
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|+ Ministers of Agriculture (India)

|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
==Reports and statistics==
! Name
The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eands.dacnet.nic.in/latest_2006.htm|title=Economics And Statistics,Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India|website=Eands.decent.nic.in}}</ref>
! Portrait
! colspan="2"|Term of office
! colspan=2|Political Party
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|1948
|1952
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|rowspan=3|]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= }}&nbsp;{{small|(RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, 1952 - 2003: J)}}</ref>
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|]
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|1952
|1962
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/691.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|]
|
|1963
|1964
|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1057.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
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|]
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|1964
|1966
|]
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|-
|]
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|1967
|1970
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|<ref name=jr>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/750.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|]
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|1974
||1977
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2318.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
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|]
|]
|1977
|1979
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Shiromani Akali Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2318.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
|-
|]
|
|14 January 1980
|31 October 1984
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
|]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2215.htm |title=9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile |date= |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=] |accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref>
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|]
|]
|1984
|12 May 1986
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|<ref></ref>
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|]
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|12 May 1986
|14 February 1988
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|]
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|1988
|1989
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|]
|2 December 1989
|10 November 1990
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2719.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|work=47.132}}</ref>
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|1991
|1996
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref name=nk>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2755.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
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|]
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|16 May 1996
|1 June 1996
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1997.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha|work=47.132}}</ref>
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|]
|
|1 June 1996
|10 July 1996
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref></ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| ]
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2| 10 July 1996
|rowspan=2| 19 March 1998
|rowspan=2| ]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|]
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|]
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|]
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|22 November 1999
|3 March 2000
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
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|<ref name=nk></ref>
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|]
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|27 May 2000
|21 July 2001
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref name=nk/>
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|]
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|22 July 2001
|24 May 2003
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|idth="4px" bgcolor="{{Rashtriya Lok Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref></ref>
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|]
|]
|2003
|2004
|]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|<ref></ref>
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|]
|]
|23 May 2004
|26 May 2014
|]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|]
|<ref></ref>
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|]
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|26 May 2014
|Incumbent
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Agriculture ministry of India

For list of ministers, see Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय
Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मन्त्रालय Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrālaya), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation. The agriculture ministry is headed by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which is currently held by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje are the Ministers of State. Sharad Pawar, serving from 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014, has held the office of Minister of Agriculture for the longest continuous period till date.

Origins

Department of Revenue and Agriculture and Commerce was set up in June 1871 to deal with all the agricultural matters in India. Until this ministry was established, matters related to agriculture were within the portfolio of the Home Department.

In 1881, Department of Revenue and Agriculture was set up to deal with combined portfolios of education, health, agriculture, revenue. However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture.

The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.

Structure and departments

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare consists of the following two departments.

  • Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:- This Department's responsibilities are assigned to it in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time. Co-operation in this context refers largely to promote farmer co-operative movements. The Agriculture MMP is another program run by this depart that aims to replicate the agricultural e-governance projects being carried in different states at a national level and through a variety of media.
  • Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE):- This Department's responsibilities are basic and operation research, technology development, improving linkages between various organizations and state governments across the country. In addition, this department manages the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

The administrative head of the Ministry is the Secretaries of the two departments.

Programs and initiatives

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

A leading program of the Ministry is the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, which was launched in 2007 on the recommendations of the National Development Council of India. This program sought to improve the overall state of agriculture in India by providing stronger planning, better coordination, and greater funding to improve productivity and overall output. The total budget for this program in 2009-10 was just over INR 38,000 crore.

Krishi Megh

Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research and Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services) is a data recovery center of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the premier agricultural research organization of the Government of India. It will help in protecting the precious data of ICAR. It has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad. The portal aims at providing the high-quality and latest information in the agricultural sector to the stakeholders and also aims to provide relevant information to agricultural university students. It has been launched under the Government of India and World Bank's Jointly funded project called National agricultural higher education project (NAHEP).

Schemes

Reports and statistics

The Ministry publishes an annual report titled "Agricultural Statistics at a Glance". This gives a detailed picture of the state of India's agriculture including demographics of the agrarian sector, crop production (including state-wise and crop-wise break-ups), rural economic indicators such as credit, etc. The latest report has been published for 2014.

See also

References

  1. "Union Budget 2020-21 Analysis". prsindia.org. 2020.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India". Agriculture.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Organisational History of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. "Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare". The Hindu. 15 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. "Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture - Sectors: National Portal of India". 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. "National Portal of India". 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. "National Portal of India". 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ":::Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana:::". rkvy.nic.in.
  9. "Narendra Singh Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'". All India Radio News. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. "Economics And Statistics,Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India". Eands.decent.nic.in.

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