Changes in AVFO appointees

Secretary: The Secretary of the AVFO, Dr Jayanti Ravi, ended her three-year term on 4th July 2024. On July 31st, the Government of Gujarat notified her appointment as Additional Chief Secretary to the Government Revenue Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.

GB-WCom: In recent months, two ‘members’ of the GB-WCom have removed their names from the signature of the group’s mass bulletins, which could indicate their resignation; however there has been no communication in this regard.

New AVFO staff: The AVFO, which was until recently running with less than 10 employees, has grown into a larger administrative structure. Sources indicate that it now has about 50 employees, many of whom are active or retired government officials. One concern is housing as it seems that several Auroville assets, including the homes of deceased Aurovilians and the SAIIER teachers’ staff quarters, were repurposed and granted to these AVFO employees instead of Aurovilians and Newcomers on the housing wait list.