Patients receive consultation for less than a minute at Mohalla Clinics, reveals CAG report
1 month ago

Patients receive consultation for less than a minute at Mohalla Clinics, reveals CAG report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The CAG audit has revealed alarming deficiencies in Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics. The audit also found that many of the clinics were lacking essential medical equipment, including pulse oximeters, glucometers, X-ray viewers, thermometers, and blood pressure apparatus. The audit also noted that inspections of the clinics were grossly insufficient, with only 2% of the clinics in the selected districts being inspected from March 18’ to March 23’. Despite clear directives for timely availability of medicines at the clinics, the system continues to fall short in addressing basic healthcare needs. Despite clear directives from the State Nodal Officer in May 2022 for ensuring the timely supply of medicines at the clinics, the system continues to fall short in addressing basic healthcare needs.

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Former Health Minister Satyendar Jain opposes mohalla clinics’ closure, calls it a ‘blow to capital’s healthcare’
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Former Health Minister Satyendar Jain opposes mohalla clinics’ closure, calls it a ‘blow to capital’s healthcare’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Former Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday strongly criticised the reported plan of the BJP government in Delhi to shut down 250 mohalla clinics, calling it a move that would paralyse the city’s healthcare infrastructure. Addressing a press conference, Jain urged the government to increase rather than reduce the number of neighbourhood clinics, which were introduced by the …

Mohalla Clinics Row Intensifies In Delhi As BJP, AAP Clash Over CAG Report, Govt Plans To Close 250 Clinics
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Mohalla Clinics Row Intensifies In Delhi As BJP, AAP Clash Over CAG Report, Govt Plans To Close 250 Clinics

ABP News  

The controversy over Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics has escalated, with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party trading sharp barbs. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva attacked former health minister Satyendar Jain over alleged irregularities highlighted in the Comptroller and Auditor General report, while AAP leaders slammed the BJP government’s pan to shut down 250 Mohalla Clinics. AAP leaders cited …

Delhi government to shut 250 mohalla clinics, AAP calls move a setback to healthcare
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi government to shut 250 mohalla clinics, AAP calls move a setback to healthcare

India TV News  

Delhi government to shut 250 mohalla clinics, AAP calls move a setback to healthcare The Delhi government has announced the immediate closure of 250 mohalla clinics, citing financial irregularities as part of its 100-day healthcare revamp plan. The Delhi government has announced the immediate closure of 250 mohalla clinics, calling them a hub of financial irregularities. According to AAP, over …

Longer Wait Time For Surgeries, 'Dire Condition' Of Mohalla Clinics: CAG Report On Delhi Health Facilities
1 month ago

Longer Wait Time For Surgeries, 'Dire Condition' Of Mohalla Clinics: CAG Report On Delhi Health Facilities

ABP News  

The Delhi Assembly on Friday tabled another Comptroller and Auditor-General report on the condition of health services in the national capital during the previous AAP government. The CAG report said that the AAP government failed to utilise the budget to increase hospital beds even as there was a "significant shortage of manpower in the public health sector". CAG Report on …

Mohalla clinics without toilets, hospitals without ICUs: Key highlights of CAG report on Delhi healthcare
1 month ago

Mohalla clinics without toilets, hospitals without ICUs: Key highlights of CAG report on Delhi healthcare

Live Mint  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General report on ‘Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services’ in the Delhi Assembly. According to the 208-page CAG report, the AAP-led government in Delhi ‘grossly’ mismanaged the COVID pandemic in the national capital using only ₹582.84 crore of the total ₹787.91 crore released by the central …

CAG audit report exposes the reality of Delhi's healthcare infrastructure during AAP govt
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1 month ago

CAG audit report exposes the reality of Delhi's healthcare infrastructure during AAP govt

Op India  

The Comptroller Auditor General audit report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on 25th February laid bare Delhi’s healthcare infrastructure. Delhi’s poor health infrastructure and the reality of Mohalla clinics The audit report exposed the reality of Delhi’s Mohalla clinics which were once hailed as a revolutionary step towards accessible healthcare. Massive losses incurred due to the Liquor Excise Policy The …

No ICU in 14 Delhi hospitals, mohalla clinics without toilets: CAG report
1 month ago

No ICU in 14 Delhi hospitals, mohalla clinics without toilets: CAG report

India Today  

The Comptroller and Auditor General report on Delhi's healthcare infrastructure has uncovered significant financial mismanagement, negligence, and a lack of accountability in the administration of the previous Aam Aadmi Party government over the past six years. Acute shortage of healthcare workers: Delhi hospitals face an alarming staff shortage, with a 21 per cent shortage of nurses, 38 per cent shortage …

Delhi’s rented Mohalla Clinics to be shut down
1 month ago

Delhi’s rented Mohalla Clinics to be shut down

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi government is moving to close down Mohalla Clinics currently operating from rented premises amid allegations that many of these properties are linked to individuals associated with the Aam Aadmi Party. According to sources, 177 of the city’s 523 Mohalla Clinics — nearly 34 per cent — are functioning in rented spaces, with suspicions that the rent …

AAP govt left 86 per cent of Mohalla Clinic funds unspent; audit reveals alarming deficiencies
1 month ago

AAP govt left 86 per cent of Mohalla Clinic funds unspent; audit reveals alarming deficiencies

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The previous AAP government fell significantly short of its target for Mohalla Clinics, despite having allocated funds. One of the most touted flagship schemes, only 53 per cent of the targeted Mohalla Clinics were established in a decade of AAP rule with the second term seeing only 38 of these flagship primary healthcare centres. Despite allocating a budget …

CAG report on liquor policy in Delhi Assembly. What are the other reports?
1 month ago

CAG report on liquor policy in Delhi Assembly. What are the other reports?

India Today  

The Delhi Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes as the ruling BJP, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, tabled the CAG's audit report on the AAP government's liquor policy, which led to the arrests of several of its top leaders. RENOVATION OF DELHI CHIEF MINISTER'S RESIDENCE One of the CAG reports, accessed by India Today TV, will focus on the irregularities in …

BJP-led Delhi govt directs action plan on water, air quality; seeks report on mohalla clinics
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP-led Delhi govt directs action plan on water, air quality; seeks report on mohalla clinics

The Hindu  

A day after its formation, the BJP-led Delhi government headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed a summer action plan for water supply and air quality, and sought a report on mohalla clinics. Free bus service for women will continue Delhi's Health and Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh assured that the free bus service for women will continue under the …

AAP's flagship Mohalla clinics all set for facelift under BJP’s regime
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP's flagship Mohalla clinics all set for facelift under BJP’s regime

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The AAP government’s flagship scheme, mohalla clinics, is poised for structural and operational reforms under the newly elected BJP administration, officials said. According to officials, several key administrative appointments, including those in the National Capital Civil Services Authority, have been pending due to the absence of meetings for a prolonged period. With the BJP now in power at …

Reality of AAP's Mohalla Clinics: What Patients Across 7 Locations Have to Say
2 months ago

Reality of AAP's Mohalla Clinics: What Patients Across 7 Locations Have to Say

The Quint  

Kripa Shankar, a 50 year-old salesman at bookstore, located at a distance of a km from the clinic, said he often visits the GK-1 clinic due to the proximity of the clinic to his workplace. If a medicine is not available an alternative is given.” Shankar, who is a resident of Shahdara also stated that the Shahdara Mohalla Clinic functions …

From ED custody, Delhi CM directs there should be no shortage of free medicines at Mohalla Clinics
1 year ago

From ED custody, Delhi CM directs there should be no shortage of free medicines at Mohalla Clinics

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued directions from ED custody to address shortage of medicines and diagnostic tests at mohalla clinics and hospitals in the national capital, Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. He said Kejriwal believes that even though he has been arrested, people of Delhi should not face any problem in getting …

CBI to probe AAP’s flagship healthcare project ’Mohalla Clinics’
1 year, 2 months ago

CBI to probe AAP’s flagship healthcare project ’Mohalla Clinics’

Live Mint  

Crises loom over the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. On Thursday, Delhi's Lt Governor V K Saxena, who is also a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recommended a CBI probe into alleged fake lab tests and 'ghost patients' at mohalla clinics in the national capital. According to statement form LG's office, "grave" fraudulent …

Delhi Mohalla clinics under scanner for ‘fake’ pathological tests; BJP reacts
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Mohalla clinics under scanner for ‘fake’ pathological tests; BJP reacts

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the allegations of fake diagnostic tests prescribed by the Delhi government-run mohalla clinics, reported PTI, citing sources. Delhi Mohalla clinics under scanner for ‘fake’ pathological tests This comes days after the governor ordered a similar probe into the alleged procurement and supply of …

Delhi LG asks CBI to investigate mohalla clinics' "fake tests scam"
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi LG asks CBI to investigate mohalla clinics' "fake tests scam"

Op India  

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has requested that the Central Bureau of Investigation inquire into free laboratory examinations performed at Aam Aadmi Party government-run mohalla clinics. Thousands of “ghost patients who probably did not even exist” were reportedly recommended free laboratory tests as part of a random impact analysis that was carried out at seven mohalla clinics. An official …

Errant staff at Mohalla clinics taken off duty
1 year, 6 months ago

Errant staff at Mohalla clinics taken off duty

Hindustan Times  

Delhi health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday said 26 staff, including seven doctors, deployed at seven mohalla clinics have been taken off duty after they were found manipulating the attendance system at the clinics. Following public complaints that doctors and staff arrive late, we conducted an investigation into their attendance at seven mohalla clinics, during which the manipulation came to …

Delhi CM opens 5 new Mohalla Clinics; says won’t let anyone stop the work of the people
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi CM opens 5 new Mohalla Clinics; says won’t let anyone stop the work of the people

The Hindu  

In a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he would not let anyone stop the work of the people of Delhi, as he inaugurated five new Mohalla Clinics in the city. But I assure every Delhiite that I will not let any work stop.” Announcing the opening of five new Mohalla Clinics, …

AAP hits out as K’taka minister first praises mohalla clinics, later calls them ‘overhyped’
1 year, 7 months ago

AAP hits out as K’taka minister first praises mohalla clinics, later calls them ‘overhyped’

Hindustan Times  

Hours after praising the Aam Aadmi Party government’s mohalla clinic, Karnataka health minister and Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao made a very sudden volte-face and called the initiative “overhyped”, saying he was left “disappointed” after visiting one such clinic in the Capital. Delhi health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao at a Mohalla Clinic, in New …

Portable mohalla clinics envisioned for JJ colonies, dense areas in Delhi
3 years, 7 months ago

Portable mohalla clinics envisioned for JJ colonies, dense areas in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government is constructing two mohalla clinics inside portable shipping containers in the city's Shakurbasti area, which the authorities plan to replicate in dense cluster colonies where creating health infrastructure in a dedicated building is a challenge owing to space constraints. Mohalla clinics is one of the flagship initiatives of the Arvind Kejriwal government to boost the primary healthcare …

Plea To Ensure Operation Of All Non-Functional Hospitals & Mohalla Clinics in Delhi: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt.
3 years, 9 months ago

Plea To Ensure Operation Of All Non-Functional Hospitals & Mohalla Clinics in Delhi: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt.

Live Law  

Hearing a plea filed seeking a direction to the Delhi Government to take necessary steps to ensure operation of all non-functional hospitals and Mohalla Clinics in the NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi High Court.Issuing the notice to the Delhi Government, the Bench of Justice Rekha Palli posted the matter for further hearing …

Delhi Assembly election 2020: AAP's Mohalla Clinics made primary healthcare free, but with just 158 locations covered govt way behind target
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Assembly election 2020: AAP's Mohalla Clinics made primary healthcare free, but with just 158 locations covered govt way behind target

Firstpost  

Having garnered international appreciation from the likes of former UN Secretary Generals Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon for its accessibility and effectiveness, compared to healthcare in general in India which is ranked at a lowly 145 on the global healthcare access and quality index, the incumbent AAP government of Delhi is inevitably using his government’s healthcare initiatives as one of …

Delhi gets 100 new mohalla clinics
5 years, 5 months ago

Delhi gets 100 new mohalla clinics

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated 100 newly-constructed mohalla clinics, a primary health service aimed at providing medical facility to people in their neighbourhood. Speaking at an event in Wazirabad here, the chief minister said that next month, 100 more mohalla clinics will come up and the AAP government plans to set up such health facility on every …

Mohalla clinics served 16.24 million people in four years: Delhi health minister
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohalla clinics served 16.24 million people in four years: Delhi health minister

Hindustan Times  

For 15-year-old Sia Saini, the mohalla clinic in her neighbourhood is proving to be of great help. The mohalla clinics have provided outpatient department services to more than 16.24 million people in four years since the launch of the first clinic in July 2015, Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday. Aimed at providing primary healthcare to Delhi residents, …

What's ailing mohalla clinics?
5 years, 9 months ago

What's ailing mohalla clinics?

India Today  

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi had promised free doctor consultation, free diagnosis, free medicine and free health checkups for the underprivileged or middle class while launching mohalla clinics across the national capital. The party, has, in fact, claimed that the amount of work which it has done in the health care sector, including the mohalla clinics, is sufficient …

In four years, AAP opened 189 Mohalla Clinics against 1,000 target
6 years, 2 months ago

In four years, AAP opened 189 Mohalla Clinics against 1,000 target

The Quint  

By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Jan 15 The Aam Aadmi Party, which took power in Delhi four years ago with a promise to build 1,000 Mohalla Clinics in the national capital, has managed to provide only 189 of the widely-praised clinics, blaming the central government for the slow pace of execution. "Mohalla Clinics have been conceptualised as a mechanism to …

Delhi govt's Mohalla Clinics hit another roadblock; parents write to L-G against using schools, parks
7 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt's Mohalla Clinics hit another roadblock; parents write to L-G against using schools, parks

Firstpost  

The All India Parents Association has submitted a letter to the Lieutenant Governor urging him to restrain the proposed Mohalla Clinics in schools and parks The Mohalla Clinic project in Delhi faces another hurdle with parents objecting to the Delhi government’s decision to set them up in government schools and parks. Only a fortnight ago, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government …

Absent doctors? No medicines? Now volunteers will monitor AAP’s mohalla clinics in Delhi
8 years, 1 month ago

Absent doctors? No medicines? Now volunteers will monitor AAP’s mohalla clinics in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The AAP government will recruit volunteers from the community to monitor the workings of the mohalla clinics in their neighbourhood. The requirement for applying to be a volunteer is “passion for serving the society without remuneration,” the government pamphlet says. “The volunteers will be a part of the management committee of the mohalla clinic in the neighbourhood and will be …

AAP’s Mohalla Clinic another scam in the making?
8 years, 1 month ago

AAP’s Mohalla Clinic another scam in the making?

Op India  

AAP had started Mohalla Clinics in order to provide Delhi citizens with a near the home cure for simple aliments. Now these clinics have come under the Vigilance Department’s scanner after they received complaints that the Mohalla Clinics’ doctors were seeing a very high number of patients during their stipulated clinic hours, which was practically not possible. It is reported …

Two years of AAP govt: Are mohalla clinics a game changer in Delhi?
8 years, 1 month ago

Two years of AAP govt: Are mohalla clinics a game changer in Delhi?

Hindustan Times  

Over five months, 110 mohalla clinics have treated 8 lakh patients, as per the government data. With, only around 110 mohalla clinics functional, the AAP government has sought to take refuge in its infamous tussle with the lieutenant governor and Centre. Apart from routine out-patient clinic, we provide immunisation to children, DOTS centre for TB treatment and counselling for male …

Delhi L-G clears 300 mohalla clinics on govt school premises
8 years, 1 month ago

Delhi L-G clears 300 mohalla clinics on govt school premises

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has cleared the AAP government’s project to set up 300 mohalla clinics on the premises of Delhi government schools. “These mohalla clinics will be open to general public only after the school hours and the entrance for them will also be separate,” said a Delhi government official. The 300 clinics are a part of the …

Seven things to know about Delhi’s mohalla clinics praised by world leaders
8 years, 1 month ago

Seven things to know about Delhi’s mohalla clinics praised by world leaders

Hindustan Times  

After former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the AAP government’s mohalla clinics have got praise from former director general of World Health Organisation Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland. In Delhi, 110 clinics have treated 1.5 million people between April and December, shows latest available data. The mohalla clinics were started by the AAP government in their first year in office to …

‘Mohalla clinics a model to scale up healthcare in India’
8 years, 2 months ago

‘Mohalla clinics a model to scale up healthcare in India’

India TV News  

Delhi government’s ‘Mohalla Clinics’ has come in for praise by a global body chaired by former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan. Kofi Annan has written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on behalf of ‘The Elders’, an organisation of independent global leaders founded by anti-apartheid icon and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, suggesting scaling …

Mohalla Clinics: Kofi Annan praise fine, but will Delhi govt fix these 4 issues?
8 years, 2 months ago

Mohalla Clinics: Kofi Annan praise fine, but will Delhi govt fix these 4 issues?

Hindustan Times  

Kofi Annan’s praise for AAP government’s Mohalla Clinics sent Twitterati in tizzy. Read: Delhi’s mohalla clinics popular among locals: Lancet report Annan also suggested some steps to reform the project. His recommendations include — undertaking a formal evaluation of the Mohalla Clinics programme, improving management information systems for maintaining patients’ records and better monitoring, and scaling up preventive and community …

Kofi Annan lauds AAP’s Mohalla Clinics project, suggests reforms
8 years, 2 months ago

Kofi Annan lauds AAP’s Mohalla Clinics project, suggests reforms

Hindustan Times  

Former Secretary-General of United Nations, Kofi Annan, has commended Delhi government’s flagship Mohalla Clinic project that is aimed at providing free primary healthcare to city residents closer home. In particular, you have scaled up the provision of universal free health services, most notably in providing free primary healthcare services through your new Mohalla Clinics. The UHC policy memorandum -- containing …

Delhi’s mohalla clinics popular among locals: Lancet report
8 years, 3 months ago

Delhi’s mohalla clinics popular among locals: Lancet report

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government’s ‘mohalla clinics’ scheme, which aims to provide better primary care coverage in the national capital, is proving to be “popular” with residents, offering “key advantage” to the beneficiaries, according to a report published in The Lancet journal. Read: Eight lakh treated in five months at Delhi mohalla clinics “We get patients from nearby areas, about 100 to …

Merchants of death? How Delhi's mohalla clinics battle against 40,000 'jholachap' doctors
8 years, 6 months ago

Merchants of death? How Delhi's mohalla clinics battle against 40,000 'jholachap' doctors

Firstpost  

The only hope Delhi has against quacks, as the doctors suggest, is the dissemination of healthcare information from the Mohalla Clinics in the slums. It is a daily battle waged by doctors in the Mohalla Clinics opened by the Delhi government in the poverty stricken areas of the city – to educate uninformed patients about the dangers of being treated …

Mohalla clinic: AAP offers affordable healthcare model at doorstep
8 years, 7 months ago

Mohalla clinic: AAP offers affordable healthcare model at doorstep

Live Mint  

New Delhi: When a doctor at a mohalla clinic in Todapur in West Delhi prescribed medicines for 10-year-old Rohit, who was suffering from fever, his parents did not need to visit the pharmacist to get the medicines. The patient is getting medicines through the machine which means it’s coming from the correct source,” said Rishi Bal, a doctor at the …

AAP's mohalla clinics are proof that healthcare in India doesn't need to be a luxury
8 years, 7 months ago

AAP's mohalla clinics are proof that healthcare in India doesn't need to be a luxury

Firstpost  

The Mohalla Clinic is a revolutionary project by the Delhi government, that aims to provide free primary healthcare to all by opening 1000 such clinics. The mohalla clinic in Laxmi Nagar is only one part of a revolutionary project by the Delhi government, that aims to provide free primary healthcare to all by opening 1000 such free clinics throughout the …

Delhi: Mohalla clinic gets a medicine dispensing machine
8 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Mohalla clinic gets a medicine dispensing machine

Hindustan Times  

In a first, an automatic medicine vending machine was installed at an aam aadmi mohalla clinic in Todapur on Tuesday, reducing paperwork for doctors at the neighbourhood health centres. With the installation of the machine, the patients would be able to collect their medicines directly from the machine,” a government official said The machine will dispense the medicine only when …

Eight lakh treated in five months at Delhi mohalla clinics
8 years, 7 months ago

Eight lakh treated in five months at Delhi mohalla clinics

Hindustan Times  

Almost eight lakh patients were treated in five months at the 105 mohalla clinics opened by the AAP government, says out-patient data data released on Wednesday. These neighbourhood clinics were set up as a pilot project for the 1,000 clinics that the government had promised to open by the end of the year to improve primary healthcare and reduce the …

AAP govt to open mohalla clinics in schools
8 years, 7 months ago

AAP govt to open mohalla clinics in schools

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will set up 110 mohalla clinics or neighbourhood clinics in its schools, as part of its project to set up 1,000 such clinics across the city to reduce patient load of the hospitals. HT Image Apart from treating the students, providing routine checkup and creating an infirmary for the students, the mohalla clinics will also …

1,000 more Mohalla clinics in Delhi by next year: Kejriwal
8 years, 9 months ago

1,000 more Mohalla clinics in Delhi by next year: Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that 1,000 more ‘Mohalla clinics’ will come up in the national capital in a year, while terming his government as “Sabse Tej” in the country for constructing schools and hospitals in record time. Speaking after the inauguration of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College at Rohini in north-west Delhi, Kejriwal noted that …

CAG report puts Delhi govt hospitals in the dock
11 years, 11 months ago

CAG report puts Delhi govt hospitals in the dock

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 3: The condition of government hospitals in Delhi drew a sharp criticism from Comptroller and Auditor General, which, in its report found several glaring shortcomings like unavailability of blood banks in five hospitals. The CAG on Tuesday painted a sorry state of affairs at government hospitals in the national capital in its report for the fiscal year …

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