Mr N.B., 150 former Director General of the Independent Commission against Corruption and the Financial Crim…
(No. B/410) Mr A. Ramdass (Third Member for Vieux Grand Port & Rose Belle) 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 Mr N.B., 150 former Director General of the Independent Commission against Corruption and the Financial Crimes Commission, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commission information as to the – (a) total salary and fringe benefits drawn, and (b) number of official overseas missions effected, indicating the total amount paid in terms of per diem and other allowances over the period 2016 to 2024.
Reply: Mr Navin Beekarry was appointed as Director General of the Independent Commission against Corruption in July 2002 and he was paid a monthly salary of Rs275,000. He served as Commissioner of the ICAC from 2002 to 2006. He was appointed as Director General of the ICAC on 01 July 2016 for a period of five years with a basic salary of Rs375,000 monthly, payable 50% in Mauritian rupees and 50% in US dollar. His contract of appointment was renewed for a further period of five years with effect from 01 July 2021 with a basic salary of Rs420,000 monthly, payable 50% in Mauritian rupees and 50% in US dollar. Following the establishment of the Financial Crimes Commission in March 2023, Mr Beekarry was appointed as Director General of the Commission for a period of three years with effect from 22 March 2023 with a monthly salary of Rs525,000. In regard to part (a) of the question, the Commission has informed that during his tenure of office from July 2016 to November 2024, Mr Beekarry was paid a total amount of Rs61,333,220.00, which includes Rs40,389,194.00 as salary and Rs20,944,026.00 as other benefits. In regard to part (b) of the question, Mr Beekarry undertook 65 official overseas missions over the period 2016 to 2024 at a total cost of Rs17,447,616.37 which includes Rs8,158,557.49 as airfare and Rs9,289,058.88 as per diem and other allowances. ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES – METROPOLITAN (NORTH) DIVISION – CONTRAVENTIONS