CHANDIGARH:
12th February 2011.
To
The Principal Secretary (Finance),
Punjab Government,
The Secretariat,
Chandigarh.
12th February 2011.
To
The Principal Secretary (Finance),
Punjab Government,
The Secretariat,
Chandigarh.
Subject: WRONG, INCONSISTENT & DISCRIMINATORY FIXATION OF PENSION OF PRE-2006 RETIRED PROFESSORS VIDE Punjab Government, Department of Finance Letter No.3/39/09-3FPPC/1568 Dated 30/12/2010 on the subject of Implementation of the Recommendations of the Fifth Punjab Pay Commission -- Revision of Pension of pre 01-01-2006 Pensioners/Family Pensioners/Recipients of Extraordinary Pension etc.
Sir
I would like to bring to your notice the injustice done to Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners vide letter No.3/39/09-3FPPC/ 1568 dated 30-12-2010, issued as a sequel to letter No.3/39/09-3FPPC/201 dated 22-2-2010, wherein para 4.2 of letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17-8-2009 was partially modified.
As far as Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners are concerned, the net effect of this partial modification of para 4.2 is nil because of the illogical, inconsistent and discriminatory application of the said para as shall become evident presently. A cursory look at the letter of 30-12-2010 brings out that it has been an exercise in futility, since status quo ante 22-02-2010 is not altered at all to the benefit of the Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners unlike for other Pre-2006 Government Pensioners. Put in other words, the application of para 4.2 of letter of 17-08-2009 in letter of 30-12-2010, instead of the modified para 4.2 of letter of 22-02-2010, has worked to the detriment of the Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners when compared with the other 32 categories of Pre-2006 GoP Pensioners.
2. What is NOT obvious is that the Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners stand DOWNGRADED both in relation to their pre-revised scales as also grade pay in the revised pay bands, as is evident in the following Table.
NOTE: The pension of Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners, taken from Annexure B of 30-12-2010 letter, is interpolated with that of Pensioners at Serial Nos. 31 & 32 taken from Annexure A of 22-02-2010 letter, to bring out the disparity.
Sr No | Pre-revised scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006 | Pension (50% of the initial pay in col 5) | Family Pension (30% of the initial pay in col 5) | ||
Pay Bands | Grade Pay | Initial Pay | ||||
31 | 16350-20100 | 37400-67000 | 8900 | 48590 | 24295 | 14577 |
16400-22400 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | Professor | 23700 | 14220 | |
32 | 18600-22100 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 54700 | 27350 | 16410 |
I may add that this inter se chaos did not exist under the letter of 17-08-2009.
3. Now, para 4.2 as given in Punjab Government Finance Department letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17-8-2009 reads as follows:
4.2 The fixation of pension will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no case, shall be lower than fifty percent of the minimum of the pay in the pay band plus grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. This will be reduced pro-rata if the qualifying service of the person falls short of 33 years.
Since the fixation of one’s pension depends on the minimum of the pay in the pay band plus grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired, the entitlement of Pre-2006 Retired Professor Pensioners under this para is given in the Table below and this is what precisely they had already been drawing before the issue of 30-12-2010 letter:
MINIMUM PENSION OF PRE-2006 PUNJAB GOVERNMENT COLLEGE PENSIONERS [TEACHERS & EQUIVALENT] BASED ON REVISED PAY BANDS AND GRADE PAYS VIDE PARA 4.2 OF PUNJAB GOVERNMENT LETTER No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 DATED 17-8-2009 & GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) NOTIFICATION No.10/3/09-3Edu.1/3321 DATED 2-9-2009
Sr No | Pre-revised scales of pay | Pay Bands | Grade Pay | Minimum Pension (50% of the sum of min. of PB+GP) | Minimum Family Pension (30% of the sum of min. of PB+GP) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 16400-22400 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 23700 | 14220 |
2 | 12000-18300 | 37400-67000 | 9000 | 23200 | 13920 |
3 | 12000-18300 | 15600-39100 | 8000 | 11800 | 7080 |
4 | 10000-15200 | 15600-39100 | 7000 | 11300 | 6780 |
5 | 8000-13500 | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 10800 | 6480 |
4. In the letter of 22-02-2010, the partially modified para 4.2 reads as follows:
4.2 The fixation of pension will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no case shall be less than 50% of the initial pay shown in column 8 of the schedule of the Punjab Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009, against relevant Pay Band and Grade Pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale of pay in which the pensioner had last worked. However, such pension will be suitably reduced pro-rata, where the qualifying service of the person falls short of 33 years.
I am reproducing below the Schedule given in the GoP NOTIFICATION No.5/10/09-5FPI/207 DATED THE 27th May, 2009:
Schedule/General Conversion Table
S N | Pre-revised | Revised | Initial Pay | ||||
Group | Pay Scale | Pay Band | Group | Corresponding Pay Bands | Grade Pay | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1 | D | 2520-4140 | PB 1 | D | 4900-10680 | 1300 | 6200 |
2 | D | 2720-4200 | PB 1 | D | 4900-10680 | 1400 | 6700 |
3 | D | 2820-4400 | PB 1 | D | 4900-10680 | 1650 | 6950 |
4 | C | 3120-5160 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 1900 | 7810 |
5 | C | 3120-6200 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 1950 | 7960 |
6 | C | 3330-6200 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 2000 | 8240 |
7 | C | 4020-6200 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 2400 | 9880 |
8 | C | 4400-7000 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 2800 | 11170 |
9 | C | 4550-7220 | PB 2 | C | 5910-20200 | 3000 | 11470 |
10 | C | 5000-8100 | PB 3 | C | 10300-34800 | 3200 | 13500 |
11 | C | 5480-8925 | PB 3 | C | 10300-34800 | 3600 | 14430 |
12 | C | 5800-9200 | PB 3 | B | 10300-34800 | 3800 | 14590 |
13 | B | 6400-10640 | PB 3 | B | 10300-34800 | 4200 | 16290 |
14 | B | 7000-10980 | PB 3 | B | 10300-34800 | 4400 | 17420 |
15 | B | 7220-10980 | PB 3 | B | 10300-34800 | 4600 | 18030 |
16 | B | 7220-11320 | PB 3 | B | 10300-34800 | 4800 | 18250 |
17 | A | 7220-11660 | PB 3 | A | 10300-34800 | 5000 | 18450 |
18 | A | 7880-11660 | PB 3 | A | 10300-34800 | 5400 | 20300 |
19 | A | 7880-13500 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 5400 | 21000 |
20 | A | 9200-13900 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 5700 | 22820 |
21 | A | 9750-14700 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 24140 |
22 | A | 10025-15100 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 6600 | 25250 |
23 | A | 12000-15100 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 7400 | 31120 |
24 | A | 12000-15500 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 7600 | 31320 |
25 | A | 12000-16350 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 7800 | 31520 |
26 | A | 13125-16350 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 8200 | 32620 |
27 | A | 13500-16800 | PB 4 | A | 15600-39100 | 8400 | 33510 |
28 | A | 14300-18150 | PB 5 | A | 37400-67000 | 8600 | 46000 |
29 | A | 14300-18600 | PB 5 | A | 37400-67000 | 8700 | 46100 |
30 | A | 14300-20100 | PB 5 | A | 37400-67000 | 8800 | 46200 |
31 | A | 16350-20100 | PB 5 | A | 37400-67000 | 8900 | 48590 |
32 | A | 18600-22100 | PB 5 | A | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 54700 |
THE INITIAL PAY, AS GIVEN IN THE ABOVE SCHEDULE/GENERAL CONVERSION TABLE, IS EQUAL TO THE REVISED BASIC PAY [TOTAL OF PAY IN THE PAY BAND AND GRADE PAY] IN THE REVISED PAY SCALE CORRESPONDING TO THE BASIC PAY AT THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PRE-REVISED PAY SCALE TO WHICH AN INCUMBENT IS ENTITLED ON 01-01-2006. THIS IS EVIDENT FROM FITMENT TABLES No.1 TO No.32 ANNEXED TO THE SAID PUNJAB GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE) NOTIFICATION No.5/10/09-5FPI/207 DATED THE 27th May, 2009.
To illustrate the point, I am giving below only Fitment Table No. 32 from the Notification No.5/10/09-5FPI/207 of 27th May, 2009 from which the above Schedule has been taken.
FITMENT TABLE 32
[See rules 3(d) and 7]
Pre-revised Pay Scale | Revised Pay Structure | ||
Revised Pay Scale+ Grade pay | |||
Rs 18600-22100 | Rs37400--67000+Rs.10000 | ||
Basic Pay | Revised Pay | ||
Pay in the Pay Band | Grade Pay | Revised Basic Pay | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
18600 | 44700 | 10000 | 54700 |
19100 | 46050 | 10000 | 56050 |
19600 | 46050 | 10000 | 56050 |
20100 | 47440 | 10000 | 57440 |
20600 | 47440 | 10000 | 57440 |
21100 | 48870 | 10000 | 58870 |
21600 | 48870 | 10000 | 58870 |
22100 | 50340 | 10000 | 60340 |
Quite clearly, the initial pay shown in column 8 of the Schedule against Serial No. 32 [Rs 54700] is the Revised Basic Pay [Rs 54700] in the Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay, shown in column 4 corresponding to the first stage of Basic Pay in the Pre-revised Scale [Rs 18600].
To prepare a General Conversion Table for Pre-2006 Government College pensioners [teachers & equivalent] on the pattern of the Schedule, we need to refer to Annexure-I and Annexure-II of Punjab Government Department of Higher Education (Education Department) NOTIFICATION No.10/3/09-3Edu.1/3321 2-9-2009. Annexure-I gives Fitment Tables and Annexure-II para 2 gives details of new pay structure of various categories of teachers. The pay structure for different categories of teachers and equivalent positions is as indicated below:-
(a) Assistant Professor/Associate Professors/Professors in Colleges & Universities
(i) Persons entering the teaching profession in Universities and Colleges shall be designated as Assistant Professors and shall be placed in the Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100 with AGP of Rs. 6000. Lecturers already in service in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 8000-13500, shall be re-designated as Assistant Professors with the said AGP of Rs. 6000.
(vi) The pay of the incumbents to the posts of Lecturer (senior scale) (i.e. the un-revised scale of Rs. 10,000-15200) shall be re-designated as Assistant Professor, and shall be fixed at the appropriate stage in Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100 based on their present pay, with AGP of Rs. 7000.
(viii) Posts of Associate Professor shall be in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000, with AGP of Rs. 9000. Directly recruited Associate Professors shall be placed in the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000 with an AGP of Rs. 9000, at the appropriate stage in the Pay Band in terms of the conditions of appointment.
(ix) Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who have completed 3 years in the current pay scale of Rs. 12000-18300 on 1.1.2006 shall be placed in Pay Band of Rs. 37400-67000 with AGP Pay of Rs. 9000 and shall be re-designated as Associate Professor.
(x) Incumbent Readers and Lecturers (Selection Grade) who had not completed three years in the pay scale of Rs. 12000-18300 on 1.1.2006 shall be placed at the appropriate stage in the Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100 with AGP of Rs. 8000 till they complete 3 years of service in the grade of Lecturer (Selection Grade)/Reader, and thereafter shall be placed in the higher Pay Band of Rs.37400-67000 and accordingly re-designated as Associate Professor.
(xiii) . . . The Pay Band for the post of Professors shall be Rs. 37400-67000 with AGP of Rs. 10000.
Using this information, we can prepare a schedule-like schema in the form of the following Table to work out the initial pay of the five categories of teachers & equivalent:
S N | Pre-revised | Revised | Initial Pay | ||||
Designation | Pay Scale | Fitment Table | Designation | Corresponding Pay Bands | Grade Pay | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1 | Lecturer | 8000-13500 | See Table 1* | Asst Prof | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 21600 |
2 | Lecturer (Senior Scale) | 10000-15200 | See Table 2* | Asst Prof (Senior Scale) | 15600-39100 | 7000 | 25600 |
3 | Lecturer (SG) | 12000-18300 | See Table 3* | Asst Prof (SG) | 15600-39100 | 8000 | 30320 |
4 | Lecturer(SG) with 3 years | 12000-18300 | See Table 4* | Asst Prof (SG) with 3 years | 37400-67000 | 9000 | 46400 |
5 | Professor | 16400-22400 | See Table 5* | Professor | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 50890 |
* These are the Fitment Tables as given in Annexure-I of the GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) NOTIFICATION No.10/3/09-3Edu.1/3321 dated 2-9-2009.
5. The pension of Pre-2006 Government of Punjab pensioners based on the partially modified para 4.2 and the concept of initial pay as defined in column 8 of the Schedule is given in Annexure-A, which has been taken from the letter of 22-02-2010:
Annexure-A
Revised Pension/Family Pension based on Pay Band and Grade Pay and Initial Pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scales.(Referred to in para 4.2 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09 -3FPPC/885 dated 17-8-2009 and letter No. 3/39/09-3FPPC/201 Dated 22nd February, 2010)
Sr No | Pre-revised scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006 | Pension (50% of the initial pay in col 5) | Family Pension (30% of the initial pay in col 5) | ||
Pay Bands | Grade Pay | Initial Pay | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
1 | 2520-4140 | 4900-10680 | 1300 | 6200 | 3500 | 3500 |
2 | 2720-4200 | 4900-10680 | 1400 | 6700 | 3500 | 3500 |
3 | 2820-4400 | 4900-10680 | 1650 | 6950 | 3500 | 3500 |
4 | 3120-5160 | 5910-20200 | 1900 | 7810 | 3905 | 3500 |
5 | 3120-6200 | 5910-20200 | 1950 | 7960 | 3980 | 3500 |
6 | 3330-6200 | 5910-20200 | 2000 | 8240 | 4120 | 3500 |
7 | 4020-6200 | 5910-20200 | 2400 | 9880 | 4940 | 3500 |
8 | 4400-7000 | 5910-20200 | 2800 | 11170 | 5585 | 3500 |
9 | 4550-7220 | 5910-20200 | 3000 | 11470 | 5735 | 3500 |
10 | 5000-8100 | 10300-34800 | 3200 | 13500 | 6750 | 4050 |
11 | 5480-8925 | 10300-34800 | 3600 | 14430 | 7215 | 4329 |
12 | 5800-9200 | 10300-34800 | 3800 | 14590 | 7295 | 4377 |
13 | 6400-10640 | 10300-34800 | 4200 | 16290 | 8145 | 4887 |
14 | 7000-10980 | 10300-34800 | 4400 | 17420 | 8710 | 5226 |
15 | 7220-10980 | 10300-34800 | 4600 | 18030 | 9015 | 5409 |
16 | 7220-11320 | 10300-34800 | 4800 | 18250 | 9125 | 5475 |
17 | 7220-11660 | 10300-34800 | 5000 | 18450 | 9225 | 5535 |
18 | 7880-11660 | 10300-34800 | 5400 | 20300 | 10150 | 6090 |
19 | 7880-13500 | 15600-39100 | 5400 | 21000 | 10500 | 6300 |
20 | 9200-13900 | 15600-39100 | 5700 | 22820 | 11410 | 6846 |
21 | 9750-14700 | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 24140 | 12070 | 7242 |
22 | 10025-15100 | 15600-39100 | 6600 | 25250 | 12625 | 7575 |
23 | 12000-15100 | 15600-39100 | 7400 | 31120 | 15560 | 9336 |
24 | 12000-15500 | 15600-39100 | 7600 | 31320 | 15660 | 9396 |
25 | 12000-16350 | 15600-39100 | 7800 | 31520 | 15760 | 9456 |
26 | 13125-16350 | 15600-39100 | 8200 | 32620 | 16310 | 9786 |
27 | 13500-16800 | 15600-39100 | 8400 | 33510 | 16755 | 10053 |
28 | 14300-18150 | 37400-67000 | 8600 | 46000 | 23000 | 13800 |
29 | 14300-18600 | 37400-67000 | 8700 | 46100 | 23050 | 13830 |
30 | 14300-20100 | 37400-67000 | 8800 | 46200 | 23100 | 13860 |
31 | 16350-20100 | 37400-67000 | 8900 | 48590 | 24295 | 14577 |
32 | 18600-22100 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 54700 | 27350 | 16410 |
Note 1:- As per para 4.2 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17th August 2009 as modified vide letter no. No.3/39/09-3FPPC/201 Dated 22nd February, 2010, the revised pension of those pensioners who retired after completing maximum qualifying service (i.e. 33 years) before 1.1.2006 cannot be less than the pension indicated in the column 6 above (50% of the Initial Pay mentioned in column 5 above against relevant Pay Band and Grade Pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale of pay held by the pensioner s at the time of their retirement). The pension in column 6 will be reduced pro-rata, where the pensioner had less than the maximum required qualifying service (i.e. 33 years) for full pension as applicable on 1.1.2006 and in no case it will be less than Rs 3500/- p.m. In case the pension consolidated as per para 4.1 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17th August 2009 is higher than the pension calculated in the manner above, the same (the higher pension) will be treated as Basic Pension.
6. The pension of Pre-2006 Government College pensioners [teachers & equivalent], which should also have been worked out using the same principles as used for the above Annexure-A, is given in the following Table.
Sr No | Designation | Pre-revised scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006 | Pension (50% of the initial pay in col 5) | Family Pension (30% of the initial pay in col 5) | ||
Pay Bands | Grade Pay | Initial Pay | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1 | Lecturer | 8000-13500 | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 21600 | 10800 | 6480 |
2 | Lecturer(Sr.Scale) | 10000-15200 | 15600-39100 | 7000 | 25600 | 12800 | 7680 |
3 | Lecturer(SG) | 12000-18300 | 15600-39100 | 8000 | 30320 | 15160 | 9096 |
4 | Lecturer(SG) with 3 or more years of service | 12000-18300 | 37400-67000 | 9000 | 46400 | 23200 | 13920 |
5 | Professor | 16400-22400 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 50890 | 25445 | 15267 |
7. Instead of following consistently the modified para 4.2 given in the letter of 22-02-2010 and the concept of initial pay as given in column 8 of the Schedule (Notification dated 27-05-2009] for Pre-2006 Government College pensioners [teachers & equivalent] as explained above, the Government issued the following patently wrong, inconsistent, and discriminatory Annexure-B in its letter of 30-12-2010:
ANNEXURE-B
Revised Pension/Family Pension based on Pay Band, grade Pay and Initial Pay of teachers and equivalent cadres in colleges in the State with effect from 1st January, 2006, corresponding to the pre-revised pay scales.
(Refer to Punjab Government Notification No. 10/03/09-3Edu.1/3321 dated 2.9.009 and para 4.2 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/8885, dated 17th August,2009 and letter No. 3/23/09- 3FPPC/201, dated 22nd February, 2010).
Sr. No. | Name of the post | Pre-revised pay scale | Approved revised pay Band | Grade Pay | Minimum Pension (50% of the sum of min. of PB+GP) | Minimum Family Pension (30% of the sum of min. of PB+GP) |
1 | Professor | 16400-22400 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 23700 | 14220 |
2 | Lecturer (S. G.) / Reader with 3 or more years of service) | 12000-18300 | 37400-67000 | 9000 | 23200 | 13920 |
3 | Lecturer (S. G.)/ Reader | 12000-18300 | 15600-39100 | 8000 | 11800 | 7080 |
4 | Lecturer (Sr. Scale) | 10000-15200 | 15600-39100 | 7000 | 11300 | 6780 |
5 | Lecturer | 8000-13500 | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 10800 | 6480 |
Note: The pension shown in column 6 is for maximum qualifying service of 33 years. In cases of pensioners, where qualifying service is less than 33 years, the pension shown shall be reduced pro-rata.
In this Annexure, even though lip service is paid to the initial pay, and reference made to letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/201, dated 22nd February, 2010, the initial pay as given in column 8 of the Schedule has been replaced by the minimum of the Band Pay to the detriment of Pre-2006 Government College Pensioners [teachers & equivalent].
8. It is, therefore, requested that this discrimination be done away with as soon as possible by defining the Initial Pay in the same way as it is for other Pre-2006 Punjab Government Pensioners, and a fresh Annexure similar to the following issued to ensure and assure the Pre-2006 Government College pensioners [teachers & equivalent] that a different and discriminatory yard stick is not applied to them.
S N | Designation | Pre-revised scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.1996 | Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006 | Pension (50% of the initial pay in col 5) | Family Pension (30% of the initial pay in col 5) | ||
Pay Bands | Grade Pay | Initial Pay | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1 | Lecturer | 8000-13500 | 15600-39100 | 6000 | 21600 | 10800 | 6480 |
2 | Lecturer (Senior Scale) | 10000-15200 | 15600-39100 | 7000 | 25600 | 12800 | 7680 |
3 | Lecturer(SG) | 12000-18300 | 15600-39100 | 8000 | 30320 | 15160 | 9096 |
4 | Lecturer(SG) with 3 years | 12000-18300 | 37400-67000 | 9000 | 46400 | 23200 | 13920 |
5 | Professor | 16400-22400 | 37400-67000 | 10000 | 50890 | 25445 | 15267 |
9. The Pre-2006 Government College retired pensioners [teachers & equivalent] simply want to be treated like the other 32 categories of pre 2006 government pensioners BECAUSE THEY ARE COVERED BY THE SAME PUNJAB GOVERNMENT PENSION RULES AS ARE OTHER GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS like it has ALWAYS been the case when pay scales have been revised in 1996, 1986, and 1973.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
[GURKIRPAL SINGH SEKHON],
1080 Sector 39-B,
CHANDIGARH
Phone: (0172)2688085, 1080 Sector 39-B,
CHANDIGARH
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