Register of Residents survey

On September 28th, the Foundation appointed Working Committee announced that a house-to-house survey of Auroville would take place over the following two weeks. They explained that the survey was necessary for the update of the Register of Residents, and for updating information held by the Bommayapalayam panchayat for house tax purposes. The RA appointed Working Committee contested that a house-to-house survey was necessary for the latter purpose.

So far, teams have visited a number of communities. In many cases, information about the house itself was not sought or given, but only personal identification (such as passport/aadhar card/place of work) was requested.