Report of the Working Committee on draft Entry and Exit regulations

Shortly after a General Meeting held on the topic of these Regulations on 12th April, 2019, the Working Committee updated the Governing Board about this meeting and informed the Board about a section in the Form I of the 2019 Regulations stating that “[...] Ownership of immovable assets in the Green Belt Area of the Auroville Master Plan is only allowed with the written permission of the Auroville Foundation.”

Since this clause has been inserted without prior approval of the Residents’ Assembly or the Governing Board, the Working Committee has requested the Board to instruct the Secretary that this section will not be used, and that no written permission of the Auroville Foundation will be given to any resident of Auroville to own immovable assets in the Greenbelt Area of the Auroville Master Plan. Meanwhile, 523 Auroville residents signed a petition objecting to this clause and proposing it be replaced.

Further amendments to the draft on entry and exit have been proposed and the Working Committee intends to have all these amendments approved by the Residents’ Assembly before these are submitted to the Governing Board for further approval and action. The Working Committee has decided to call for a General Meeting on September 3rd at the Unity Pavilion to update the community on the petition and the proposed amendments on the Entry and Exit topic.