Paper 4 · adopted 4 September 2026
The Programme for a Better Mauritius
A connected agenda rather than a collection of unrelated topics. It begins with the capacity and accountability of the State and ends with fiscal sustainability and disciplined implementation.
- Parts
- 6
- Chapters
- 16
- Teams
- 10
All chapters are at the Scoping stage. Scoping Notes are due early November 2026. Teams forming: volunteers wanted
I
Building the State capable of transformation
Governance is the binding constraint. This part builds a State with the capacity and accountability to deliver reform.
Building a high-performing and participatory State
Scoping
Ministerial leadership, Ministry Strategy Boards, delivery plans, performance agreements, public-sector productivity and the Delivery Unit.
Avnish Gungadurdoss and Ali MansoorTeam at work
Strengthening democracy, accountability and public trust
Scoping
Parliamentary oversight, executive accountability, institutional integrity, transparency, appointments and public participation.
Deva Armoogum and Ali MansoorTeam at work
II
Building a high-opportunity economy
Growth, competitiveness and the human capital to sustain an export-led model.
Building a high-opportunity economy
Scoping
Growth, competitiveness, integration into the global economy, the Enterprise Transformation Fund and citizen ownership.
Yash Manick and Ali MansoorTeam at work
Building world-class human capital
Scoping
Genuinely free education, excellent teaching, private-tuition reform, vocational pathways, apprenticeships and lifelong learning.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
Building a healthier Mauritius
Scoping
Prevention, primary care, non-communicable diseases, ageing and long-term care, mental health and hospital productivity.
Oz Mansoor and Sharona RamdossTeam at work
III
Expanding participation and economic security
More people in good work, and a social contract that is fair across generations.
Creating more and better jobs
Scoping
Labour-force participation, youth and women’s employment, older workers, employment services and productivity-linked wages.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
A modern social contract for an ageing society
Scoping
Pension reform, retirement age, protection against old-age poverty and intergenerational fairness.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
Opportunity, social mobility and protection from poverty
Scoping
Targeted income support, a minimum social floor, earnings supplements and support for vulnerable households.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
IV
Improving the foundations of daily life
Homes, communities and safety: the conditions people feel every day.
Housing, land and better communities
Scoping
Housing affordability, social housing, land-use planning, urban regeneration and better use of state land.
Kashif ImambaccassTeam at work
A safer and more cohesive society
Scoping
Drugs, crime prevention, policing, rehabilitation, youth vulnerability and community safety.
Kashif Imambaccass and Ali MansoorTeam at work
V
Modernising the productive base
Infrastructure, energy, food and water security, and an open, connected economy.
Infrastructure, transport and national connectivity
Scoping
Public-investment discipline, roads and congestion, public transport, ports, airports and digital connectivity.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
Energy security and the green transition
Scoping
Renewable energy, grid modernisation, storage, transport electrification and CEB governance and tariffs.
Dev and Nuvin KistnasamyTeam at work
Food, water and climate resilience
Scoping
Food security, modern agriculture, water management, coastal protection and disaster preparedness.
Khalil Cassimally and Deva ArmoogumTeam at work
A competitive, open and globally connected Mauritius
Scoping
Trade, investment, export strategy, regional integration, economic diplomacy and diaspora links.
Yash Manick and Ali MansoorTeam at work
VI
Paying for transformation and delivering it
Fiscal space for reform, and the discipline to implement it.
Restoring fiscal sustainability and creating space for reform
Scoping
Public debt, fiscal discipline, expenditure efficiency, taxation and medium-term fiscal rules.
Ziyaad Azeer and Ali MansoorTeam at work
Implementing the Mauritius Transformation Programme
Scoping
Sequencing, the first 100 days, financing, legislation, delivery monitoring and independent evaluation.
Team forming · volunteers wanted
Programme endpoint
From repair to transformation
A concluding synthesis will draw the chapters together: the reforms that reinforce each other, the major trade-offs, and a coherent sequence for delivery.