Maintenance cuts

The RA-WCom informed the community that the Funds and Assets Management Committee (GB-FAMC) and the Budget Coordination Committee (GB-BCC) appointed by the Office of the Secretary have recently sent a mail to several residents that their maintenance would be stopped the same day, as the maintenance had not been allocated under an approved City Service budget. There was no consultation, meeting or discussion with those affected. The RA-WCom strongly denounced the abuse of power “which goes against the principles of transparency, unity and collaboration that are at the core of Auroville's ethos”.

Two weeks afterwards, an email was sent by the GB-BCC to the affected Aurovilians outlining a new policy for stopping financial support. In this policy, the GB-BCC and GB-FAMC state “If the affected persons come by themselves to seek another work opportunity and are ready to try a new work avenue, they will continue to be supported in the subsequent months in their new work assignment. Those who don't approach the GB-BCC after receiving the note of realignment will not be continued with maintenance after one month.”