 THE AUROVILLE FOUNDATION

10. Establishment and incorporation of the Foundation.

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purpose of this Act, a Foundation, to be called the Auroville Foundation.

(2) The Foundation shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire hold and dispose of property. both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

(3) The Foundation shall consist of the following authorities, namely-

(b) the Residents' Assembly;

11. Governing Board.

(1) The Governing Board shall consist of the following members namely:-

(i) not more than seven members to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons, who have-

(a) rendered valuable service to Auroville;

(b) dedicated themselves to the ideals of life-long education synthesis of material and spiritual researches or human unity;

(c) contributed significantly in activities that are being persued or are envisaged to be promoted in Auroville , including activities relating to environment, afforestation arts and crafts,industry, agriculture, humanities, sciences and integral yoga;

(ii) two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by it.

(2) The Central Government shall nominate a Chairman of the Governing Board from amongst the members nominated by it under clause (i) of subsection (1).

(3) The general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs of the Foundation shall vest in the Governing Board which may exercise all the powers end discharge all the functions which may be exercised or discharged by the Foundation.

(4) The Governing Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be prescribed, any persons whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this Act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Governing Board relevant to the purposes for which he has been associate, but shall not have the right to vote.

(5) No act or proceeding of the Governing Board or any committee appointed by it under section 16 shall be invalidated merely by reason of,-

(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Governing Board or such committee; or

(b) any defect in the nomination of a person acting as a member of the Governing Board or such committee; or

12. Term of office of members.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the term of office The term of the members of the Governing Board including the Chairman shall be office of members four years from the date of their nomination.

(2) An outgoing member of the Governing Board shall be eligible for re-nomination.

(3) The term of office of a member nominated to fill a casual vacancy In the Governing Board shall continue for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated.

(4) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government but he shall continue in office until his rejection is accepted by that Government.

13. Salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairman.

The Chairman of the Governing Board shall be entitled to such Salary and allow- salary and allowances and such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters as may, from time to time be fixed by the Central Government.

14. Meetings of the Governing Board.

(1) The Governing Board shall meet at least once a year at Auroville at such time as may be fixed by the Chairman of the Governing Board.

(2) All the decisions at any meeting of the Governing Board shall be taken by a majority of the members present and voting:

Provided that in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman of the Governing Board shall have a casting vote.

15 Secretary and other officers of the Foundation.

The Central Government shall appoint a Secretary to the Foundation to exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Chairman of the Governing Board as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.

(2) The Secretary shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Central Government.

(3) Subject to such Control, restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed, the Governing Board may appoint such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions.

(4) The Chairman, Secretary and other officers and employees of the Foundation shall not undertake any work unconnected with their duties under this Act except with the permission of the Central Government.

16. Committees of the Governing Board.

(1) The Governing Board may appoint such committees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under this Act.

(2) The Governing Board shall have the power to co-opt as members of any committee appointed under sub-section (1), such number of persons who are not members of the Governing Board as it may think fit, and the persons so co-opted shall have the right to attend the meetings of the committee, and take part in the proceedings of the committee, but shall not have the right to vote.

17. Powers and functions of the Governing Board.

The powers and functions of the Governing Board shall be-

(a) to promote the ideals of Auroville and to coordinate activities and services of Auroville in consultation with the Residents' Assembly for the purposes of cohesion and integration of Auroville;

(b) to review the basic policies and the programmes of Auroville and give necessary directions for the future development of AuroVille;

(d) to monitor and review the activities of Auroville and to secure proper management of the properties vested in the Foundation under section 6 and other properties relatable to Auroville;

(e) to prepare a master-plan of Auroville in consultation with the Residents' Assembly and to ensure development of Auroville as so planned;

(f) to authorise and coordinate fund-raising for Auroville and to secure proper arrangements for receipts and disbursement of funds for Auroville.

18. Residents' Assembly.

(1) The Residents' Assembly shall consist of all the residents of Auroville who are for the time being entered in the register of residents maintained under this section.

(2) The Secretary to the Governing Board shall maintain the register of residents in such manner as may be prescribed and all the persons who are residents of Auroville and who are of the age of eighteen years and above are entitled to have their names entered in the register on the application made to the Secretary in such form as may be prescribed.

(3) All the names of residents, which have been included in the register maintained by the Administrator appointed under section 5 of the Auroville, (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1980 (59 of 1980) immediately before the appointed day, shall be deemed to have been included in the register maintained under this section.

19. Functions of Residents' Assembly.

(1) The Residents Assembly shall perform such functions as are required by this Act and shall advise the Governing Board in respect of all activities relaying to the residents of Auroville.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the foregoing powers, the Residents' Assembly may-

(a) allow the admission or cause the termination of persons in the register of residents in accordance with the regulations made under section 32;

(b) organise various activities relating to Auroville;

(c) formulate1ate the master plan of Auroville and make necessary recommendations for the recognition of organisations engaged in activities relatable to Auroville for the approval of the Governing Board;

(d) recommend proposals for raising funds for Auroville for the approval of the Governing Board.

(3) For the purpose of carrying on its functions, the Residents' Assembly may establish such committees as it may consider necessary which shall represent it in relation to the functions to be performed by the Governing Board.

20. Working Committee of Residents' Assembly.

(1) There shall be a Working Committee of the Residents' Assembly which shall assist the Residents' Assembly or as the case may be, the Governing Board, in discharging its duties under this Act.

(2) The Working Committee shall consist of not more than seven members to be chosen by the Residents' Assembly from among themselves.

(3) The mariner of choosing the members of the Working Committee and their term of office shall be such as may be decided by the Residents' Assembly.

(4) The Working Committee may, with the approval of the Governing Board, create or constitute other organisations trusts, societies or associations relatable to Auroville if the Working Committee is satisfied that such organisations, trusts, societies or associations have-

(a) their headquarters at Auroville;

(b) declared that in all matters relating to Auroville they shall act in conformity with the decisions of the Governing Board and that their main object is to promote the ideals laid down in the Charter of Auroville proclaimed by the 'Mother' on the 28th day of February, 1968.

21. Advisory Council.

(1) The Auroville International Advisory Council shall consist of not more than five members nominated by the Central Government.

(2) The Central Government may nominate the members of the Council from amongst persons who in its opinion are devoted to the ideals of human unity, peace and progress.

(3) The Council may, on its own motion or on a reference made to it by the Governing Board, advise the Governing Board on any matter relating to the development and management of Auroville.

(4) In tendering any advice to the Governing Board, the Council shall endeavour to secure that-

(a) the ideals for which Auroville has been established are encouraged, and

(b) the residents of Auroville are allowed freedom to grow and develop activities and institutions for the fulfilment of the aspirations and programmes envisaged in the said Charter of Auroville.

(5) There shall be a Chairman of the council who shall be elected by the members of the Council from among themselves

(6) The term of office of, the method of filling casual vacancies among, and the allowances and other remuneration, if any, payable to the members of the Council, shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government.

(7) The Council shall have power to regulate its own procedure.

22. Dissolution of the Foundation.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification and for reasons to be specified therein, direct that the Foundation shall be dissolved from such date and for such period as may be specified in the notification:

Provided that before issuing any such notification, the Central Government shall give a reasonable opportunity to the Foundation to make representation against the proposed dissolution and shall consider the representation, if any, of the Foundation.

(2) When the Foundation is dissolved under the provisions of sub-section (1),-

(a) all members of the Board, notwithstanding that the terms of their office had not expired, shall, from the date of dissolution, vacate their offices as such members;

(b) all powers and duties of the Foundation shall during the period of dissolution, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf;

(d) as soon as the period of dissolution expires, the Foundation shall be reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

23. Grant by Central Government to the Foundation.

For the purpose of enabling the Foundation to discharge its functions under this Act, the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Foundation, in each financial year, such sums of money as that Government considers. necessary by way of grant, loan or otherwise.