Objectives

• undertake and promote research in such areas which are identified as thrust areas due to their socio-economic significance, current relevance and policy implications with particular reference to the developmental problems of Madhya Pradesh;
• develop specialization in research on Tribal Development, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Environmental Issues, Education and to conduct evaluation studies on developmental programs and schemes;
• to provide facilities for research, training and extension work related to the development and welfare of scheduled castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, children and other weaker sections of the society;
• to extend training facilities to panchayat representatives and functionaries, and to contribute to the promotion of participatory development in rural areas through action research and cooperation with NGOs ;
• to undertake studies on problems of industrial development in Madhya Pradesh with special reference to regional disparities and labor issues ;
• to create institutional infrastructure for empirical research, survey work and data analysis ;
• to offer consultancy services to the state and central governments ;
• to undertake development studies and research projects sponsored by governmental and non- governmental organizations, international agencies and foundations ;
• to invite social scientists and researchers to the Institute to pursue their own advanced research and/or to contribute to research and other activities of the Institute ;
• to organize seminars, symposia, workshops and special lectures on developmental problems and burning national and state level issues ;
• to publish research works of high standard in the form of books, monographs, research papers and occasional papers ;
• to bring out Madhya Pradesh Journal of Social Sciences (English) and Madhya Pradesh Samajik Vigyan Anusandhan Journal (Hindi) (biannual) for the advancement of knowledge in social sciences and to encourage dialogue on developmental problems;
• to start doctoral and post-doctoral research at the Institute, and to institute fellowships and awards in honors of distinguished social scientists ;
• to develop a professionally managed well equipped Social Science Library and Documentation Centre with data base to fulfill a long standing demand for establishment of a Social Science Resource Centre in Madhya Pradesh;
• to forge close functional relationships with sister institutes, centers of higher learning and research foundations in India and abroad ;
• to accept any grants, gifts, donations and subscriptions whether in cash or securities and of property, either movable or immovable, in furtherance of the objectives of the Institute; and
• to undertake all such lawful activities as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above - mentioned objectives.