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AVC/ AV Council The Auroville Council The AVC has an overall
mandate to coordinate the
objectives of the working
groups of Auroville and to
ensure that they function
according to their individual
mandates. The AVC also helps
in their relations with the
residents of Auroville and
deals with emergency and
conflict issues, arranging for
mediation and arbitration
whenever necessary. The AVC
is normally composed of up
to 9 members, who usually
hold office for a period of 2
years, but may be
re-appointed. The members
of the AVC are selected by
the Residents’ Assembly, and
subsequently confirmed
through an Office Order
created by the Foundation
Office.
AVF Auroville Foundation The Auroville Foundation is
Auroville's legal entity. It has
three authorities: the
Governing Board, the
International Advisory
Council and the Residents
Assembly.
AVFO Auroville Foundation Office The Auroville Foundation
Office refers to the Office of
the Secretary of the Auroville
Foundation.
AVFO’s ‘ATDC’ The Auroville Town
Development Council
The illegally constituted ATDC
of the AVFO, which was
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appointed by the Auroville
Foundation Office.
created without any
nomination by the Residents’
Assembly.
AVFO’s ‘BCC’ The Budget Coordination
Committee appointed by the
Auroville Foundation Office
The AVFO’s ‘FAMC’ claimed
they had reconstituted the
BCC in July 2022. They
originally named 8 ‘new
members’, however at least 3
of the people named had no
knowledge of the
appointment. In August 2022
the RA BCC were informed
again that they were being
reconstituted, with 4
members of the AVFO’s ‘BCC’
AVFO’s ‘FAMC’ The Funds and Asset
Management Committee
appointed by the Auroville
Foundation Office.
Working against precedent,
The AVFO decided to
‘re-constitute’ the FAMC and
has actively worked to stop
the work of the FAMC RA, by
blocking email accounts and
taking over office spaces and
equipment.
AVFO’s ‘Housing Service’ The Housing Service
constituted by the AVFO
In August 2022 an Office
Order was produced claiming
to reconstitute the Housing
Service. 6 new members
were named however 2 of
these members did not join.
Nearly all of the members of
the Housing Service who had
been ‘removed’ were
immediately asked to rejoin.
AVFO’s ‘WCom’ The Working Committee
appointed by the Auroville
Foundation Office
The Working Committee that
was dismantled by an RA vote
in May 2022, but continues
to be endorsed by the AVFO
and operates as a ‘shadow’
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WCom to our own,
RA-appointed Working
Committee. Confusingly, this
group also signs themselves
as ‘The Working Committee
of the Residents' Assembly’
even though they were not
elected by the Residents’
Assembly.
Entry Board The Entry Board is a Working
Group constituted by the
Residents’ Assembly to
welcome, register and assist
any applicant seeking
admission to Auroville;
accept or reject an applicant
in accordance with these
regulations; recommend
applicants to be entered in
the register of residents; and,
where applicable, request the
Secretary to recommend an
appropriate visa for
an applicant and his/her
descendants or wards. The
members of the Entry Board
are selected by the Residents
Assembly.
GB Governing Board of the
Auroville Foundation
The Governing Board of the
Auroville Foundation is one
of the 3 pillars of the
Auroville Foundation and
manages the general affairs
of the Auroville Foundation.
Its task is to promote the
ideals of Auroville, to review
and approve basic policies
and programmes, to secure
the proper management of