The Spirit of Auroville

I read the following in The Indian Express of 2.9.88:

Auroville Foundation Bill introduced.

New Delhi, Sept 1 (UNI): Human Resource Development Minister P. Shiv Shankar on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to provide for acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of Auroville in Pondicherry to a foundation.

The Auroville Foundation Bill 1988 seeks to establish the foundation for the development of Auroville in accordance with its original charter. According to the statement of objects and reasons of the bill, the cultural township of Auroville was founded in February 1968 on the basis of a charter announced by the Mother. The formation and growth of Auroville was welcomed by the Government of India as a "concrete effort at creating international understanding". However, soon after the Mother died in 1973, "unhappy developments overtook this project" and the Central Government was forced to take over temporarily the management of Auroville from the Sri Aurobindo Society and others.

The properties relating to Auroville currently owned by Sri Aurobindo Society and other trusts would vest in the new body corporate called Auroville Foundation. Under the proposed legislation, assets created by Sri Aurobindo Society through donations would become the responsibility of the Foundation. There would be an International Advisory Council to advise the Central Government and the Governing Board of the Foundation on matters concerning development and Management of Auroville. The Management of the Foundation would vest in a governing body constituted by the Government. None of the existing societies or trusts would have a right of representation on the Governing Body, the statement said.

I also read about the Auroville Foundation in a book called Auroville—The City of Dawn:

In September 1988, the Government of India passed the Auroville Foundation Act to vest all undertakings related to Auroville into one legal autonomous body, in order to secure future development of Auroville in accordance with its original Charter. On the basis of this Act, the Auroville Foundation came into force in February 1991 when the Central Government nominated the members of the Government Board.

Auroville Organisation is composed by three important factors:

1) International Advisory Council
2) The Governing Board
3) Working Committee in Auroville.