Auroville Information Services will be set up in every district across India: Auroville Foundation Secretary

Auroville Information Services would be set up in every district across India along with satellite Auroville centers aimed at scaling up experiments in urban unity and sustainable living, said Jayanti S. Ravi, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat and Secretary of the Auroville Foundation.

Ms. Ravi made these remarks while interacting with a 63-member delegation of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group I officers who visited Auroville.

The delegation included Deputy Collectors, Deputy Inspectors of Police, Assistant Directors of Rural Development, District Employment and Labor Officers, District Registrars of Cooperatives and Deputy Labor Commissioners.

As part of the orientation programme, the officers visited the Matrimandir.

Addressing the members, Ms. Ravi said that Auroville remains fundamentally rooted in environmental stewardship. The architectural and development framework of the city is carefully designed to function in close harmony with nature and serve as a living laboratory for ecological urban planning.

On resource governance, she said Auroville goes beyond traditional political models. Inspired by the ideals of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, the town operates on an ethos of “conscious servitude” in which residents voluntarily work towards individual self-development and collective consciousness.

Published – 11 Sep 2026 20:18 IST