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OperatingConsensus / assembly

Auroville

An intentional township founded in 1968 near Puducherry in Tamil Nadu, India, intended as a 'universal town' for people of all nations.

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Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Operating since
1968
Governance
Consensus / assembly
Legal status
Recognised
Economy
Commons / communal
Autonomy level
Special administrative regime
Uses AI in governance
No

Since the Auroville Foundation Act of 1988 the township is administered by a foundation under the Government of India, alongside a Residents' Assembly.

Timeline

  1. Feb 1968Auroville founded on 28 February. [S1]Established
  2. 1988Auroville Foundation Act places the township under a government foundation. [S1]Established

Mechanisms in use

MechanismPopular assemblyAll eligible members meet in person to debate and decide, typically by show of hands or consensus.

Claims

EstablishedCLM-0053 · checked 2026-10-23

Auroville was founded in 1968 in Tamil Nadu, India; the Auroville Foundation Act of 1988 placed it under a foundation of the Government of India.[1]

EvidenceHistoryDispute this

Sources

[S1]Auroville – official websiteWeb page