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Members from its target group have been elected to various tiers of the Panchayati Raj. The organisation has been instrumental in setting up of a ‘Panchayat Adhikar Samiti’ to ensure the effective devolution of powers to the Panchayati bodies. Training and mass awareness camps for effective functioning of the Panchayat bodies have been carried out which have promoted more responsible functioning on the part of elected representatives and also contributed to informed participation by the target group members in the gram sabha meetings. The organisation has been instrumental in setting up of a ‘Panchayat Nigrani Samiti’ to monitor the work with transparency.ssvk conducted many trainings for PRI representative.

SSVK published Bihar Panchayat Chunau Margdarshika -2006, Bihar Panchayati Raj Vyavstha, Bihar, Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam( PRI) and developed many Information, Educational, and Communication (IEC) Materials
 The organization convened a conference in 29 November 2005 to pass a set of 22 resolutions on desired reforms in the Panchayati Raj Act, the most notable amongst which was the submission of a memorandum to government for  50% reservation for women in Panchayati bodies which in fact was done three months prior to the government taking a policy decision on it.

Lok Shakti Sangathan filed a petition in the Patna High Court on Wednesday demanding reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward communities and women in panchayat elections due to be held a week later, as per the provisions in the constitution. The petition said that panchayat election in Bihar, being held after 22 years, in violation of constitutional provisions, would deprive 80 tribes, 1,347 Dalit communities and women representing 1,465 other classes of an opportunity to become mukhiya. In its effort to build up opinion agains the violation of the Constitution, Lok Shakti Sangathan held a dharna at JP roundabout near Gandhi Maidan. Hindustan Times, Patna Edition, April, 2001

Bihar Panchayat Chunau Margdarshika -2006 This booklet was pulished before PRI election 2006 to impart correct information to the general mass especially women, dalit and other backward classes so they could participate in the election.
Bihar Panchayati Raj Vyavstha This booklet was published to reinforce the understanding of general mass about the Panchayat Raj institution so that their effective participation in Panchayat could be ensured.
Bihar Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam( PRI) A booklet on Panchayat Raj in Bihar, covers the rights, provision and procedure of Panchayati Raj Institution.  This book was published before filing PIL by Lok Shakti Sangathan for comprehensives reservation in Panchayati Raj so that understanding on Panchayat Raj issue could be reinforced.
Bihar Panchayati jRaj Adhiniyam ke Prawdhan ewam Sakaratmak Paksh A book on Panchayat Raj in Bihar, explaining the Act in simplest form to reinforce the understanding of intellectual, students, media person, people working on the issue. Publication of the book was envisaged at a larger understanding in intellectual community for creating demand of good and effective Panchayat Raj in Bihar.  This book was published before filing PIL by Lok Shakti Sangathan for comprehensive reservation in Panchayati Raj so that understanding on Panchayat Raj issue could be reinforced.