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National Archives Department 2
Director, National Archives 2
Archivist 5
Senior Arts Officer 1
Record Manager
Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Train- 2
ing 62
Director, Labour & Industrial Relations
Total 5

Assistant Director, Labour & Industrial Relations 5
9
Principal Labour and Industrial Relations Officer
Senior Labour and Industrial Relations Officer 3
Registry of Associations 2
Deputy Registrar of Associations 1
Principal Inspector of Association
Senior Inspector of Associations 1
Employment Division 1
Chief Employment Officer 1
Senior Employment Officer
President ERT 1
Occupational safety and Health Division 2
Director, Occupational Safety and Healthy 1
Chief Occupational Safety and Health Officer
Principal Occupational Safety and Health Officer 1
Social Security, Reform Institutions, and Environment 2
and Sustainable Development 11
Head, Disability Empowerment Unit 11
Assistant Commissioner, Social Security 9
Principal Social Security Officer
Senior Social Security Officer 3
Higher Social Security Officer 2
Reforms Institutions 2
Commissioner of Probation and After Care
Deputy Commissioner of Probation and After Care
Assistant Commissioner of Probation and After Care
Social Welfare Division

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Deputy Social Welfare Commissioner 2
Social Welfare Commissioner 4
Principal Social Welfare Officer 2
Senior Social Welfare Officer 1
Rehabilitation Youth Centre
1
Superintendent Rehabilitation Youth Centre 6
Senior Officer, RYC
Reform Institutions 2
91
Principal Probation Officer
2
TOTAL 1

Environment and Sustainable Development Division 2
Deputy Director of Environment 4
Divisional Environment Officer
2
Agro-Industry and Food Security 10
Director, National Parks and Conservation Service 10
Deputy Director, National Parks and Conservation 1
Service 2
Chief Forest Conservation and Enforcement Officer 2
Principal Forest Conservation and Enforcement Officer 1
Senior Forest Conservation and Enforcement Officer 3
Scientific Officer (Conservation) 2
Senior Veterinary Officer 2
Apicultural Officer
Principal Scientific Officer (Entomology) 1
Principal Scientific Officer 1
Senior Scientific Officer
Senior Technical Officer 3
Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Wel-
fare 2
Head, Planning and Research Unit
Co-ordinator
National Assembly
Clerk, National Assembly
Youth and Sports
Director of Sports

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Senior Sports Officer 1
Civil Service & Administrative Reforms
10
Senior Human Resource Executive
Rodrigues Regional Assembly 1
2
Manager
Assistant Controller, Fisheries Protection Service (Ro- 3
drigues) 4
Controller, Fisheries Protection Service (Rodrigues) 10
Principle Fisheries Protection Service (Rodrigues) 2
Senior Fisheries Protection Officer 5
Departmental Head 3
Senior School Inspector 92
School Inspector 1
3
Total 2
1
Principal Pharmacy Technician 1
Senior Pharmacy Technician 1
Pharmacy Stores Manager 1
Head, Human Resource Development 2
Clerk, Regional Assembly 2
Scientific officer (Animal Husbandry) 2
Manager, Agricultural Research & Extension Service 4
Senior Executive Officer (Rodrigues) 1
Senior Surveyor 3
Principle Social Security Officer 4
Charge Nurse 28
Senior Agricultural Support Officer
Deputy Head Master 1065
Charge Nurse Female

Total

GRAND TOTAL

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2.13.4 Details on Acting Appointments/Assignment of duties approved
by the Disciplined Forces Service Commission- Jul 16-Jun 2017

Department Number of Acting Appointments/Assignment of
duties approved by the DFSC

Mauritius Police Force 95

Mauritius Prison Service 112

Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service 123

Rodrigues Regional Assembly 26

Total 356

2.14 Retirement

2.14.1 Retirements approved by the Public Service Commission

Ministries/ Rodrigues Regional Assembly
Departments

Jan-Jun 16 Jul 16-Jun 17 Jan-Jun 16 Jul 16-Jun 17
10 19
On ground of 43 74
age
On marriage 7 29
grounds
On medical 2 18
grounds
Under Section 25
6(1)© of the
Pensions Act 54 126 10 19

(45 years)
Total

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2.14.2 RetirementsapprovedbytheDisciplinedForcesServiceCommission

Mauritius Police Mauritius Pris- Mauritius Fire & Rodrigues Total

Force on Service Rescue Service Regional

Assembly

Jan Jul 16 Jan Jul 16 Jan- Jul 16 Jan Jul 16
-Jun 16 - - - Jun16 - --
Jun 17 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 17 Jun 16 Jun 17

On ground 1 11- -2 - -5
of age - - 97

On ground 19 73 - 4 1- - - 11
of Length - -2
of service - - 115

On Medical 2 6 - - 2 1
Ground

On ground 1 1 - - - -
of Mar-
riage

Total 23 81 1 4 3 3

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2.15 Transfer and Reversion

2.15.1 Transfers and Reversions approved by the Public Service
Commission

Transfers/Reversion Jan16-Jun16 Jul16-Jun17 Total
Transfer between Ministries/De-
partments 69 187 256
6 9 15
Temporary Transfer
Permanent Transfer 43 73
13 16
Transfer to Approved Service 30
3 25 26
Temporary Transfer
Permanent Transfer

Number of Reversion 1
Reversion

2.15.2 Transfers and Reversions approved By the Disciplined Forces
Service Commission

Mauritius Po- Mauritius Mauritius Rodrigues Total
lice Force Prison Fire & Rescue Regional
Service Service Assembly
Jan- Jul 16-
Jun 16 Jun 17 Jan Jul 16 Jan Jul 16- Jan16- Jul
-Jun16 -Jun 17 -Jun16 Jun17 Jun16 16-
Jun17

Transfer - - 1 -- -- -1

Rever- - 1 - -1 3- -5
sion

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2.16 Disciplinary Action

2.16.1 Punishment inflicted by the Disciplined Forces Service Commission
under the DFSC Regulations

Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius Rodrigues Total
Police Force Prison Service Fire & Rescue Regional
Service Assembly

Jan- Jul 16- Jan – Jul 16- Jan- Jul 16 Jan Jul 16-
Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 16 -Jun 17 -Jun 16 Jun 17

Regulation 33

Reprimand 28 34 1 - - - - - 63

Severe 49 - - - - - - 13
Reprimand

Suspension 4 - - - - - - -4
without pay

Dismissal 4 4 2 2- - - - 12
Following
conviction

Regulation 39

Summary 5 17 - 2 - - - - 24
dismissal

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2.16.2 Interdiction and Reinstatement considered by the Disciplined
Forces Service Commission

Department Interdiction Reinstatement
Jan-Jun 16 Jul 16-Jun17
Jan-Jun16 Jul 16-Jun
17

Mauritius Fire & Rescue 2 -
Service 8
2 21
Mauritius Police Force 3 9 40
12 - -3
Mauritius Prison Service --
24
Rodrigues Regional - 9 43
Assembly

Total

2.16.3 Disciplinary action initiated by the Public Service Commission
under the PSC Regulations

Regulations No of cases in Mauritius Cases for the Rodrigues Re-
gional Assembly
Under Regulation 31(1)
Interdiction Jan-Jun 16 Jul 16-Jun17 Jan-Jun 16 Jul 16-Jun
Under Regulation 35(1) 17
No disciplinary action
Under Regulation 35 (3) - 17 2 1
Reinstatement
Under Regulation 36 2 5- -
No disciplinary action
Reprimand 3 14 1 -
Severe Reprimand
Suspension from Work 3 2- 2
without pay
Deferment of increment 2 18 4 4
Stoppage of Increment
7 82 -

1 32 -

- -- -
- -1 -

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Retirement in the interest - 2- 1
of the Public Service - 2- -
Dismissal - 1- 1
Under Regulation 37 - -1
-
Retirement in the interest 5 -
of the Public Service
Interdiction without pay 2- -
1- 9
Under Regulation 39 5

Retirement in the interest 20 -
of the Public Service 2-
Under Regulation 42 107 13

Suspension from work -
without pay
Reprimand -
Severe Reprimand 1
Under Regulation 43

Post declared vacant 8
Under Regulation 46
-
Reduction in rank 27
Total

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2.16.4 Position regarding cases entered before the Public Bodies Appeal
Tribunal

Status of cases lodged before the Number of cases TOTAL

Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal (PBAT)

Cases pending at the beginning of the 36
year 2016
Cases lodged for review during period 14
Jan – Jun16

TOTAL 50 50

Number of cases finalized from January to June 2016

Cases withdrawn 3

Cases set aside 8

Commission’s decision upheld -

Commission’s decision quashed -

Cases struck out -

Cases dismissed 1

TOTAL 12

Cases pending at the beginning of the 38
year 2016/2017

Cases lodged for review during period 60
Jul 16 – Jun 17

TOTAL 98

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Number of cases finalized at the end of June 2017 44
25
Cases withdrawn -
Cases set aside 9
Commission’s decision upheld 2
Commission’s decision quashed 6
Cases struck out 1
Cases dismissed
Cases remitted to Respondent to remedy unfairness to Ap- 87
pellant 11
Total

Number of cases pending as at end of June 2017

2.16.5 Court Cases (Public Service Commission)

Status of cases lodged before the Supreme Court Number of cases lodged

Cases pending at the beginning of the year 2016 (Jan – 7
Jun 16)

Cases pending for period Jul 16-Jun17 19

Cases lodged for review during period Jan – Jun16 1

Cases lodged for review during period Jul 16 – Jun 17 1

TOTAL 28

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2.16.6 Cases finalised

Cases finalised Jan – Jun 16 Jul 16 - Jun 17 Total
6 (including 3 set 3 (including 2 set 9
Cases set aside aside) aside)
Cases struck out - 1 1
Judicial Review in favour of the - - -
decision of PSC - - -
Judicial Review against decision of
PSC - - -
Cases still pending at the end of
June 2017 - - 18

2.16.7 Court Cases (Disciplined Forces Service Commission)

Period Status Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius Rodrigues Total
Police Force Prison Fire & Res- Regional
Jan-Jun 2016 New Service cue Service Assembly 3
On-going 2 4
Finalised 3 1 - - 2
2
- 1 -

- - -

Jul 2016-Jun New 2 1 - -3

2017

On-going 3 - 1 -4

Finalised 2 1 - -3

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2.17 Confirmation Approved by the Disciplined Forces Service Commission

Period Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius Rodrigues Total
Police Force Regional As-
Prison Service Fire & Rescue sembly 53
598
Service -

Jan-Jun 2016 31 13 9 5

Jul 2016- Jun 569 18 6
2017

2.18 STATUS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY ACTIONS

Key Action for 2015/2016 Key Performance Target Status
Indicator
Improved service by reducing time taken (as per
to process recruitment 42 weeks Budget Esti-
Timely process of scheme of service by 10 weeks
reducing time taken for approval mates)
30 weeks
Key Action for 2016/2017
8 weeks

Automation of submission and process- Average time taken to 28
ing of applications resulting in improved process recruitment
efficiency and service delivery and reduced (weeks)
time taken to process recruitment

Timely processing of scheme of service by ACTUAL 2015: 30 (WEEKS) 6
reducing time for approval of schemes Average time taken for
approval of schemes of
service (weeks)

(actual2015: 8 weeks)

Timely processing of Disciplinary cases by Average time taken 4
reducing time taken to settle cases to settle disciplinary
cases (weeks)
(Actual 2015:6 weeks)

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CHAPTER 3

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

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3.0 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

3.1 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE

Item Head/Sub Head 2015-2016 2015-2016 Jan –Jun 2016-2017 2016-2017
No of Expenditure Actual Actual
2016 Estimates
Estimates
(Rs million) Expenditure

21 Compensation 55,826,000 55,262,936 36,561,135 64,060,000 57,085,817
of Employees

Other Staff 6,015,000 7,352,315 4,432815 8,220,000 7,710,964
Costs

22 Goods and Ser- 11,184,000 13,797,355 10,269,055 14,845,000 10,430,554
vices

26 Grants 90,000 86,155 86,155 95,000 76,835

31 Acquisition of 18,400,000 5,896,731 2,418,731 10,600,000 5,019,595
Non-Financial
Assets

TOTAL 85,500,000 75,043,176 49,335,076 89,600,000 72,612,801

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CHAPTER 4

STAFF WELFARE

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4.0 Introduction

The PSC and DFSC Staff Welfare Association, which is affiliated to the Public Officers’ Welfare
Council (POWC), was set up in 1993. The main objective of the Association is to promote the
safety, health and welfare of its members by organising and participating in social and leisure
activities.
The aim is to provide a healthy, safe and conducive working environment for promoting
excellence at the PSC and DFSC. It also targets the promotion of a work-life balance among the
staff and Commissioners of the PSC and DFSC.

4.1 Composition of the PSC and DFSC Staff Welfare Association

LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE YEARS 2016-2017

SN NAME JOB TITLE DESIGNATION
1. Mrs Sunghmitra NOBUTSING-SAGAR PRESIDENT
Management Support
2. Mr Gawtam SOOKAL Officer VICE-PRESIDENT
3. Mr Leckrazsingh NEKITSING Driver SECRETARY
Management Support
4. Mrs Vidya PERIAG Officer ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Word Processing
5. Mr Lutchmeesingh RAMSAHYE Officer TREASURER
Management Support
6. Mrs Soonita DOOMAN Officer P.R.O
7. Mr Navind KiranKumar DOSONYEE Office Clerk P.R.O
Management Support
8. Mr Harish KHOOSEE Officer SPORTS MANAGER
Management Support
9. Mr Kaviraj AUBEELUCK Officer EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Management Support
10. Mrs Kavita MUNGRA Officer EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
11. Mrs Indranee BIDESSIE-POTHUNNAH Confidential Secretary EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Human Resource
12. Miss Jemima ARNACHELLUM Officer EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Management Support
13. Mr Avinash SOOCAN Officer AUDITORS
Officer Management
14. Mrs Amrawtee Devi SINGH Assistant AUDITORS
Human Resource
Officer

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4.2 Activities organised

The activities organised by the PSC and DFSC Staff Welfare Association for the period of January
2016 to July 2017 are as follows:-

SN ACTIVITIES PERIOD

1. Football Tournament (organized by Public Officers August 2016

Welfare Council)

2. Badminton Tournament August/September 2016

3. Kermesse 2016 6 November 2016

4. Children’s Christmas Party 23 December 2016

5. End of Year Lunch at Domaine 7 Cascades 28 December 2016

6. Mid-Year Lunch 24 May 2017

7. Vaccination against H1N1 Virus 23 June 2017

8. Screening for Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer 20 – 21 July 2017

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