- To undertake various surveys; research including action research; evaluations; skills development training and capacity building for employment, self-employment, entrepreneurship, establishing and developing industrial units including agricultural, industrial units; activities to establish, develop, maintain and administer data banks, libraries, knowledge banks, study and coordination circles for various fields including agriculture and cooperative research and study institutions, centers of education & training in various fields; to establish guidance and counselling centers for students, scholars, entrepreneurs, farmers and disadvantaged sections of women; and to impart training, coaching, etc. for various competitive exams, career development, jobs, etc.; and to institute and grant awards, stipends, scholarships, fellowships, etc. to improve social, educational and economic conditions of the Target Groups.