Madam Speaker, on 19 January 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of India and the Government of Mauritius for financial assistance amounting to Rs400 million for the implementation of community projects in Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. Out of the amount of Rs400 million, a budgetary provision of Rs19 million has been allocated under the Small Development Projects – Indian Grant for the implementation of several projects in Rodrigues for the infrastructural and sustainable development of the island. Madam Speaker, as regards parts (a), (b), and (c) of the question, I am tabling the information requested by the hon. Member because it is a very long answer.

Thank you, hon. Prime Minister!

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I am thankful to the Government of India for the Small Development Projects for Rodrigues and the disaster risk

28 reduction, renewable energy and especially community development. As we are in a cyclonic period and in Rodrigues, during the last cyclone, Bheki, out of 90 community and refugee centres, only 33 were operational, and 10 of them have been removed from the list. My question is: will the hon. Prime Minister, also responsible for Finance, be agreeable to further negotiate with India for the extension of this Indian Grant for Rodrigues in relation to community development to upgrading and uplifting additional community and refugee centres thereat, as Rodrigues has been in a situation of reckless non-construction of not a single housing unit for potential vulnerable persons for the past few years?

I am actually quite shocked by what you are saying, but I will certainly look into that.

Thank you. Now, we have the hon. Fourth Member for Rodrigues. SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – DEPARTURE LOUNGE FOR RODRIGUES – DROP OFF AREA