27.11.

2018
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
B/1082

The Honourable First Member for Beau Bassin and Petite Rivière
(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 K. A., Senior Adviser at the Prime Minister’s

Office, he will state the parastatal bodies and Government-owned
companies of which he is either a member or the chairperson, indicating in
each case the (a) remuneration drawn (b) number of overseas missions
effected since his appointment to date, indicating in each case the (i)
countries visited and (ii) cost thereof in terms of airfares and per diem and
other allowances drawn?

REPLY

Madam Speaker,

Mr K. A., Senior Adviser in my Office is currently the Chairperson of

the following three Government-Owned Companies:

(i) Airports of Mauritius Ltd;

(ii) Airport of Rodrigues Ltd and
(iii) Airport Terminal Operations Ltd.

Mr K. A. is also a Board Director of the Mauritius Duty Free Paradise

Co Ltd. and Rodrigues Duty Free Paradise Co. Ltd.
Madam Speaker,

In regard to part (a) of the Question, the remuneration of the

Chairperson and Board Directors of Government-Owned Companies is
published in the annual report of these companies.

Madam Speaker,

In regard to part (b) of the Question, I am informed that Mr K. A. has

undertaken one official mission overseas to France on behalf of the Airport
Terminal Operations Ltd. The cost of airfares amounted to Rs 160,494 and
he was paid an amount of Rs 30,582 for hotel accommodation only. No
per diem was paid.