Visit of Union Minister of Education

On 2nd October, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited Auroville. The Minister met only with the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation and Foundation endorsed working groups. Each group presented short overviews of their work and the help that was needed, both financial and practical, to complete the infrastructure for the city and other issues.

His response was positive. The Auroville Foundation reported that he had “assured the Auroville Foundation of the Government of India’s support to expedite the development of pending works and completing the Auroville project as per the original vision of its founder, The Mother”.