the monthly allowance, gratuity and other benefits to which Advisers and Senior Advisers are entitled, he wi…
(No. B/585) Mr A. Duval (Fourth Member for Port-Louis North & Montagne Longue) asked the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands whether, in regard to the monthly allowance, gratuity and other benefits to which Advisers and Senior Advisers are entitled, he will state whether same have recently been revised, and, if so, indicate the – (a) quantum thereof, whether in cash or in kind, and (b) effective date thereof.
Reply: I wish to refer the hon. Member to the statement I made in the House on Wednesday 25 June 2025 on the salaries payable to Advisers. As I stated, with a view to rationalising the monthly allowances payable to Advisers, my Government has categorised advisers into five categories, namely – (i) Senior Adviser (Technical); (ii) Senior Adviser;
132 (iii) Adviser; (iv) Adviser on Information Matters, and (v) Adviser on Public Relations Matters. As I said, Government also wants to be transparent in respect to the different scales of salaries applicable to Advisers. We do not want to leave it to the discretion of whoever comes to power to decide on his own personal volition, his personal wishes, how much of public money should be spent on people who have been recruited by them. As such, with the new grading and pay structure, all persons enlisted in a particular category would now draw the same pay package, contrary to past practice under the previous government. In regard to part (a) of the question, the quantum now in force are – SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – ADDITIONAL PARKING SLOTS – DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE