Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 56th Annual Report of the Company together with the
Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
We are thrilled to share some significant updates regarding Thakkers Group Ltd that mark important
milestones in our journey.
Firstly, we are delighted to announce that the trading allows on BSE from April 10th, 2023. This
development reflects our commitment to maintaining transparency and providing our stakeholders with
opportunities to participate actively in our company's growth.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & RESULTS:
a. FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
During the year company has started business operations by investing the funds in different area as per the
objects of the Company. The reflections from the investments prima facie will starts from the Financial Year 2023¬
24.
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Particulars
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Year Ended
31.03.2024
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Year Ended
31.03.2023
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Income
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876.78
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49.61
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Profit Before Tax (PBT)
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503.73
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(16.94)
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Provision of Taxation
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93.50
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(16.94)
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Taxes for Earlier Years (Net)
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0.00
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0.00
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Deferred Tax
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19.90
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0.00
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Mat Credit Entitlement
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0.00
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0.00
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Profit After Tax (PAT)
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390.33
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(16.94)
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Add/(Less) Prior Period Adjustment
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0.00
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0.00
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Add/(Less) Other Comprehensive Income
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0.00
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0.00
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Profit After Tax (PAT)
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390.33
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(16.94)
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Add: Balance of Profit brought forward
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444.88
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446.57
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Balance available for appropriation
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503.21
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444.88
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Appropriations
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0.00
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0.00
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Balance Carried to Balance Sheet
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503.21
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444.88
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b. OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS:
Company have marching to their object of Hospitality, Real Estate & constructions etc.
c. DIVIDEND:
With a view to conserve resources, your Directors have thought it prudent not to recommend any dividend
for the financial year under review
d. UNPAID DIVIDEND & IEPF:
The Company has not transferred any amount to the Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF) as
Company had not declared any dividend in past 7 years and no amount is lying in Unpaid Dividend A/c of
the Company.
e. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserve.
f. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES. ASSOCIATES AND IOINT VENTURE
COMPANIES:
During the year under review, your Company did not have any subsidiary, associate and joint venture
company.
g. DEPOSITS:
The Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purview of provisions of Section
73 of the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act”) read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014
during the year under review. Hence, the requirement for furnishing of details relating to deposits covered
under Chapter V of the Act or the details of deposits which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the
Act is not applicable.
h. PARTICULAR OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATED PARTIES:
The details of transactions/contracts/arrangements referred to in Section 188(1) of Companies Act, 2013
entered by the Company with related party (ies) as defined under the provisions of Section 2(76) of the
Companies Act, 2013, during the financial year under review, are furnished in Form AOC-2 and is attached
as Annexure I and forms part of this Report.
i. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in respect of conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo etc. are furnished in Annexure II which forms part of this
Report.
j. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Pursuant to Regulation 17 to 27, clause (b) to (i) of Regulation 46 and Para C, D & E of Schedule V of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements), 2015, the corporate governance report together with
Auditor certificate on compliance of the same is annexed hereto and marked as Annexure III And
Management Discussion and Analysis report as Annexure IV
k. ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, extract of the Annual Return
for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023 as referred in Section 92(3) in MGT-7 format on the below
mentioned web-address:- www.asianfoodproduct.in.
l. PARTICULARS OF INVESTMENTS. LOANS. GUARANTEES AND SECURITIES:
The Company has not made any loans, guarantees and investments covered under section 186 of the Act.
m. DISCLOSURES UNDER SECTION 134f3)fL) OF THE COMPANIES ACT. 2013:
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, no material changes and commitments which could affect the
Company’s financial position, have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and date
of this report.
n. DISCLOSURE OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the
Company are adequate. During the year under review, no material or serious observation has been received
from the Statutory Auditors of the Company for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
2. MATTERS RELATED TO DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
a. BOARD OF DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the Financial Year Mrs. Gauri Abhishek Thakker has resigned the Board as Woman Director and
from the position of CEO w.e.f. 30th of September, 2023 & Mrs. Karishma Gaurav Thakker was appointed as
Woman Director and CEO of the Company. Members had approved the same in Annual General Meeting
which were held on 30th September, 2023.
i. Retirement by rotation
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, none of the Independent Directors were liable to retire by
rotation.
As per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Gaurav Jitendra Thakker is liable to
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re¬
appointment. The Board of Directors recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Gaurav Jitendra Thakker as
a Director of the Company. The detailed profile of Mr. Gaurav Jitendra Thakker, recommended for re¬
appointment is mentioned in the Notice for the AGM in pursuance to Secretarial Standards-2 and
Regulation 36 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
b. DECLARATIONS BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Company has received the following declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that:
They meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions of the Act, read with the
Schedules and Rules issued thereunder, as well as of Regulation 16 of the Listing Regulations.
In terms of Rule 6(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, they
have registered themselves with the Independent Director’s database maintained by the Indian Institute
of Corporate Affairs, Manesar.
In terms of Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, they are not aware of any circumstance or
situation, which exist or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to
discharge their duties.
In terms of Regulation 25(9) of the Listing Regulations, the Board of Directors has ensured the veracity of
the disclosures made under Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Regulations by the Independent Directors of
the Company.
None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified for being appointed as Directors as specified in
Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 14(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
3. DISCLOSIRES REALTEED TO BOARD, COMMIITTEES AND POLICIES:
a. BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Directors met 8 times during the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 in accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder.
The details the meetings of the Board and its Committees held during the year under review are stated in
the Corporate Governance Report Annexure III.
The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards in respect of all the above Board
meetings.
b. AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are as follows:
Mr. Suhash N. Dhoot - Chairman
Mr. Pravin N. Wani - Member
Mr. Gaurav J. Thakker - Member
For details of the Audit committee meetings held for the financial year 2023-24 and powers & role of the
Audit Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report Annexure III.
During the year under review, all the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by
the Board.
c. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 are as follows:
Mr. Dhimant N. Kakkad - Chairman
Mr. Pravin N. Wani - Member
Mr. Subhash N. Dhoot - Member
For details of the Nomination & Remuneration committee meetings held for the financial year 2023-24
and powers & role of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee are included in the Corporate
Governance Report Annexure III.
In terms of the applicable provisions of the act, read with the rules framed thereunder and the SEBI
Regulations, the Board has placed a policy for appointment, removal and remuneration of Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel and Senior Managerial personnel and also on Board diversity, succession planning
and Evaluation of Directors. The remuneration paid to Directors, KMP of the company are as per the terms
laid down under NRC Policy of the company.
The salient features of the Remuneration Policy and changes therein are attached as Annexure III and
the Remuneration Policy is available on Company’s website and can be accessed in the link provided
herein below: www.asianfoodproduct.in.
d. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 are as follows:
Mr. Pravin N. Wani - Chairman
Mr. Gaurav J. Thakker - Member
Mr. Chetan G. Batavia. - Member
For details of the meetings held for the financial year 2023-24, please refer to the Corporate Governance
Report, which forms part of this report in Annexure III.
e. VIGIL MECHANISM POLICY FOR THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES:
The Board of Directors of the Company has, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies
Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, framed "Vigil
Mechanism Policy” for Directors and employees of the Company to provide a mechanism which ensures
adequate safeguards to employees and Directors from any victimization on raising of concerns of any
violations of legal or regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any, financial statements
and reports, etc.
The employees of the Company have the right/option to report their concern/grievance to the Chairman
of the Board of Directors.
The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of
business operations.
f. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
The Board of Directors of the Company has designed Risk Management Policy and Guidelines to avoid
events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences on the Company’s
businesses, and define a structured approach to manage uncertainty and to make use of these in their
decision making pertaining to all business divisions and corporate functions. Key business risks and their
mitigation are considered in the annual/ strategic business plans and in periodic management reviews.
g. ANNUAL EVALUATION OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE AND BOARD:
The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, and of the directors
individually, as well as the evaluation of all the committees i.e. Audit, Nomination and Remuneration,
Stakeholders Relationship, Committee of Directors.
The Board adopted a formal evaluation mechanism for evaluating its performance and as well as that of
its Committees and individual directors, including the Chairman of the Board the exercise was carried out
by feedback survey from each directors covering Board functioning such as composition of Board and its
Committees, experience and competencies, governance issues etc. The separate exercise was carried out
to evaluate the performance of individual directors including the Chairman of the Board who were
evaluated on parameters such as attendance, contribution at the meeting etc.
h. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
During the year under review, pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, as the company does
not fall under the threshold mentioned in Section 135, Hence Company not liable to do its Corporate Social
Responsibility Expenditure.
4. AUDITORS AND REPORTS
The matters related to Auditors and their Reports are as under:
a. OBSERVATIONS OF STATUTORY AUDITORS ON ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH
2024:
The observations / qualifications / disclaimers made by the Statutory Auditors in their report for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2024 read with the explanatory notes therein are self-explanatory and
therefore, do not call for any further explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the
Companies Act, 2013.
Further there is no qualification made by the statutory auditor of the Company and issued unmodified
opinion.
b. SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2024:
Provisions of Section 204 read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, mandates to obtain
Secretarial Audit Report from Practicing Company Secretary. CS Ashok Surana, had been appointed to
issue Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by CS Ashok Surana, Practising Company Secretaries in Form MR-3
for the financial year 2022-23 forms part to this report. The said report does not contain any observation
or qualification requiring explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the
Companies Act, 2013.
c. INTERNAL AUDITOR:
M/s. S.S. Dhoot & Company, Chartered Accountants is the Internal Auditor of the company& the reports
are reviewed by Audit Committee time to time.
d. STATUTORY AUDITORS:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s Karwa Malani Kalantri & Associates (Firm Registration No. 136867W),
Chartered Accountants, appointed as the Statutory auditors of the Company by the Board. Board
recommends to regularize & appoint them for further period of Five years till the conclusion of AGM to
be held in the F.Y. 2026-27.
Their appointment was subject to ratification by the Members at every subsequent AGM held after the
AGM held on September 15, 2022. Pursuant to the amendments made to Section 139 of the Companies
Act, 2013 by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 effective from May 7, 2018, the requirement of
seeking ratification of the Members for the appointment of the Statutory Auditors has been withdrawn
from the Statute. Hence the resolution seeking ratification of the Members for continuance of their
appointment at this AGM is not being sought.
The Company has received written consent and certificate of eligibility in accordance with Sections 139,
141 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules issued thereunder (including
any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force), from M/s Karwa Malani
Kalantri & Associates, Chartered Accountants. Further, they have confirmed that they hold a valid
certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) as
required under the Listing Regulations.
e. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, the Company is not required to maintain
Cost Records under said Rules.
f. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY STATUTORY AUDITORS UNDER SECTION 143f12):
There were no incidences of reporting of frauds by Statutory Auditors of the Company under Section
143(12) of the Act read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
4. DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY:
As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulation, 2015, Company formulate the
Dividend Distribution Policy. Accordingly, the policy was adopted to set out the parameters that would
be taken on account by the Board. The policy is available on website of the Company
www.asianfoodproduct.in.
5. OTHER DISCLOSURES:
Other disclosures as per provisions of Section 134 of the Act read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014
are furnished as under:
a. DISCLOSURE OF ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNAL:
No orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impact on the going
concern status and the Company's operations in future.
b. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited financial statements of
the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024, the Board of Directors hereby confirms that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed
along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the Directors made
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit/loss of the Company for that year;
iii. proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis
v. the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such
internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
vi. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws
and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively;
c. DISCLOSURE REGARDING INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE:
The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints
Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013.
Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
the company has received Complaints which are enunciated below:
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Sr. No.
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Number of Complaints received
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Date of receipt of
Complaints
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NA
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NA
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NA
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d. DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 43fa)fii) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information as per
provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
e. DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 54m(d) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and hence no
information as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Act read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share
Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
f. DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 62m(b) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
The Company has not issued equity shares under Employees Stock Option Scheme during the year under
review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 62(1)(b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of
the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
g. DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 67(3) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
During the year under review, there were no instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of
shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with
Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
h. DISCLOSURE OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING OR APPLICATION MADE UNDER INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 :
No application was filed for corporate insolvency resolution process, by a financial or operational creditor
or by the company itself under the IBC before the NCLT.
i. DISCLOSURE OF REASON FOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF TAKING
LOAN FROM BANK AND AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT :
There was no instance of onetime settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND APPRECIATIONS:
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the customers, shareholders, suppliers, bankers, business
partners / associates, financial institutions and Central and State Governments for their consistent support
and encouragement to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Thakkers Group Ltd
(Earlier known as Asian Food Products Limited)
Chetan Giridharlal Batavia Gaurav Jitendra Thakker
Director Director
DIN-00400700 DIN- 01587854
Place: Nashik
Date: 13/08/2024
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