Samruddha Jana Parishad was formed in 2007 based on the harsh realities experienced of rural Maharashtra during a 2-month, 943-km, Padayatra. These experiences and in depth analysis of the same prompted few urban professionals and rural youth to come together in order to facilitate dialogue and conscious action by affected people to resolve these issues.

We believe the basis of democracy is collective decision making. We believe that solutions evolved by the affected people are practical and long-lasting, rather than solutions imparted from outside. We facilitate and promote seeking solutions to rural issues through a process of dialogue and debate using existing government mechanisms and the Gram Sabha (Village Meeting), an integral part of the Panchayat Raj. Our principal goal is to facilitate access to existing constitutional rights and entitlements to all people.

Our facilitators bring together entire village communities across class and castes to resolve common issues. Some of the examples of our initiatives include tapping into Employment Guarantee Scheme funds to initiate drought protection projects and provide jobs; facilitating government sponsored water resource mapping in drought affected villages; activating village committees. SJP is a not-for-profit trust registered under the Bombay Public (Charitable) Trust Act 1950.

Vision	A vibrant, empowered and sustainable society
Goal	To facilitate access, to existing constitutional rights and entitlements, to all people
Values and Beliefs	1) Basis of democracy is dialogue and collective decision making. 2) Solutions evolved by the affected people are practical and long-lasting, rather than solutions imparted from outside. 3) Seeking of solutions to rural issues through a process of dialogue and debate using existing government mechanisms and the Gram Sabha (Village Meeting), an integral part of the 73rd Amendment of India’s Constitution. 4) Accountability to people and the existing laws. 5) Transparency in work planning and execution.
Samruddha Jana Parishad is governed by a group comprising experienced social development activists and professionals working in corporate sector.

Main objectives

1. Awaken the conscience of community members through dialogue.
2. Mobilize and organize affected community members so as to evolve sustainable solutions over drought and other issues confronting the community members.
3. Inform the community members about existing rights and entitlements, technological developments relevant for their development and various successful experiments where community has collectively evolved solutions over issues affecting them.
4. Facilitate ‘coming together’ of issue-affected community members (because SJP believes in the collective abilities of people to evolve viable and sustainable solutions).
5. Identify local youth and develop their capabilities for leading their communities’ transformation process.
6. Develop sustainable solutions with the community members over their lost livelihood.
7. Link urban and rural populace.
8. Bring together clusters of villages for unified and organized actions so as to advocate for their collective betterment. 
9. Impact upon government policy and spend.     
10. Share knowledge gained in this process.