• To train elected-representatives, officials & NGOs working with Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development (PRI & RD) Sector.

• To undertake research and studies on Panchayati Raj & Rural Development.

• To promote creative thinking on PR & RD by organizing seminars, workshops and conferences.

• To collect and disseminate information on PR & RD as a knowledge resource center.

• To prepare & publish training modules, reference-materials, books & papers on PR & RD.

• To collect and update information on Local Government in rural areas, in India and abroad.

• To develop a specialized library on Panchayati Raj, Rural Development and Local Government.

• To undertake evaluation & impact studies of various programmes of RD and functioning of Panchayati Raj.

• To collaborate with other like-minded organizations in India and abroad, interested in similar objectives.