essentially represents a formal pledge between MSIEE and SRM beneficiaries whereby both parties acknowledge their rights and duties in the endeavor to fight poverty. The crux of the social contract lies in the transition from the mere act of distributing social assistance, to cash transfers which are subject to compliance with specified requirements in order to achieve the objective of concretely and sustainably empowering the poor people. 156. According to the Budget plan of 2019-2020, 11,000 families, who are on the Social Register of Mauritius (SRM), will be given totally free access to Broadband Internet. This will be a giant step in bridging the digital divide and will be funded jointly by Government and Mauritius Telecom. 157. The poverty alleviation and economic empowerment schemes that have been put in place includes the Subsistence Allowance, Child Allowance, School Materials, School Premium, Free Examinations Fees, Crèche Scheme. They have been elaborated under the Right to Economic, Social, Cultural rights. RIGHT TO HOUSING 158. The 2015-2019 Government Programme emphasized on increasing housing supply and home ownership for the economically and socially disadvantaged. Various schemes have, subsequently, been devised with a view to meeting the abovementioned requirements. The social housing programme addresses the issue of social cohesion by reserving some housing units for hardship cases, which comprise disadvantaged and marginalized families such as single mothers with children, subject to their meeting the eligibility criteria and to confirmation from relevant institutions as to their disadvantaged socio-economic status. 159. Households, who have been found eligible under the Social Register of Mauritius and have signed a Marshall Plan Social Contract, are entitled to Social Housing Schemes, where Government provide 75% of subsidy of the cost of construction or housing unit. Fully Concrete Housing units of 50 m2 each are built for families living in absolute poverty and who are owners of a plot of land or lessees of state land but do not have the means to build a housing unit. Moreover, with a view to facilitate the integration of the low income group to the mainstream society, 10% of all new housing units constructed by the National Housing Development Corporation is being reserved for eligible SRM beneficiaries who have signed a Marshall Plan Social Contract and are not land owners. 46