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-<!--
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+# Description
 
-## Pre-flight checklist
+Please include a summary of the changes and the related issue. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.
 
-- [ ] I have read the [Contributing Guidelines](https://snigdhaos.org/documentation/#-helping).
+Fixes # (issue)
 
-## Context
+## Type of change
 
-## Description
+What type of changes you have made?
 
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
 
-## Related issues/PRs
+# How Has This Been Tested?
+
+Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration
+
+- [ ] Physical Machine
+- [ ] Virtual Machine
+
+**Test Configuration**:
+* Snigdha OS Build:
+* Snigdha OS Version:
+* CPU:
+* RAM:
+* SDK:
+
+# Checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
 
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