PQ B/229

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

The Honourable First Member for Beau Bassin and Petite Rivire
(Mr. Bhagwan)

To ask the Honourable Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs,

External Communications and National Development Unit,
Minister of Finance and Economic Development

Whether, in regard to Mr G. S., he will state the (a) date and

terms and conditions of appointment thereof as Senior
Adviser at his Office, indicating the number of overseas
missions attended, indicating in each case the countries
visited, purposes thereof and cost of participation thereto
and (b) parastatal bodies and/or State-owned companies of
which he is a Chairperson or a Board Member, indicating in
each case the (i) date of appointment thereof (ii)
remuneration and other benefits drawn and (iii) overseas
missions attended, indicating in each case, the countries
visited, purposes thereof and cost of participation thereto?

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 REPLY

Madam Speaker,

With regard to part (a) of the question, I wish to inform

the House that Mr. G. S. has been employed as Senior
Advisor on a part-time contract basis as at 04 April 2016 in
the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. He
offered his services without asking for any remuneration.
Thus he worked for free for a period of ten months at the
Ministry.

Since 23 January 2017, he has been employed on a

full-time basis on the following terms and conditions, which
have been approved by the Ministry of Civil Service and
Administrative Reforms and the Pay Research Bureau:

(i) a flat monthly salary of Rs. 122, 000;

(ii) a monthly extra duty allowance of Rs. 50, 000;
and
(iii) an entertainment allowance of Rs. 7, 500 on a
monthly basis.

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The other terms and conditions are as follows:

(i) Mr. G.S. is entitled to an official car and petrol

allowance on the same conditions as
applicable for senior officials in the public
service. He has, however, neither availed of
an official car nor has he applied for a 100%
duty remitted car
car;

(ii) he is entitled to passage benefits at the rate of

5% of his annual salary;

(iii) after satisfactory completion of 12 months

service, he is entitled to a gratuity equivalent to
two months salary; and

(iv) his leave entitlement is as per regulations in force

in the civil service.

Madam Speaker,

As regards part (b) of the question, Mr. G.S. is the

Chairperson of the Board of Investment since
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3rd March 2015 for a period of 3 years in accordance with
section 4 of The Investment Promotion Act 2000. He
draws an all-inclusive monthly allowance of Rs. 70, 000.

On 30th June 2016 as former Chairperson of State

Land Development Company he was appointed
Chairperson of Landscope (Mauritius) Ltd to implement
the major merger exercise of the State Land Development
Company, Business Parks of Mauritius Ltd, State Property
Development Company Ltd, Les Pailles Conference
Centre Ltd and Belle Mare Tourist Village Ltd. He is paid a
monthly allowance of Rs. 70, 000.

He is also the Chairperson of the subsidiaries of

Landscope (Mauritius) Ltd, namely Cyber Properties
Investment Ltd since 26 February 2017 and Informatics
Park Ltd and BPML Freeport Services Ltd as from 1st April
2017. He draws a monthly allowance of Rs. 20, 000 for
each entity.
These appointments are of a temporary nature and
will be reviewed once the merger exercise is completed.
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 As representative of Landscope (Mauritius) Ltd, Mr.
G.S has been appointed Board Director of the Mauritius
Multi-Sports Infrastructure Ltd since January 2017.
Landscope (Mauritius) Ltd has provided the land to
Mauritius Multi-Sports Infrastructure Ltd to implement the
multi-sports complex project at Cote DOr. He is paid a
monthly allowance of Rs. 25,000.

He is also the Chairperson of the Financial Services

Promotion Agency since 1st February 2017 following the
resignation of Mr. A.D former Chairperson. We are
currently reviewing the role of the Financial Services
Promotion Agency and the Board of Investment. Changes
in the organization structure of both entities are envisaged.
He is, in the meantime, being paid the same monthly
allowance as the former Chairperson i.e
Rs 70,000.

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 In addition, Mr. G.S is a member of the Board of the
Tertiary Education Commission since 14 April 2015 for
which he is entitled to a fee of Rs 2,000 per sitting.

Madam Speaker,

Regarding parts (a) (i) and (b) (iii) of the question, the
information is being tabled.

P.K.J

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