WES-Net India, a network of stakeholders in the Water and Environmental Sanitation sector in India, was initiated with the following objectives: 

• To advocate for the achievement of the MDGs, with due attention to the development and implementation of policies and plans that improve the participation of the poor in effective delivery of water and sanitation services.

• To strengthen and utilize the capacity of sector organisations by improving coordination, improving knowledge sharing and fostering more effective partnerships.

• To enhance the exchange of knowledge and information between and within different stakeholders, working at different levels and different geographic locations across India.

• It provides a platform to build partnerships and promote cooperation in the sector (involving policy makers and planners, service providers, NGOs, CSOs, resource organisations, external support organisations and interested individuals).

• It improves knowledge sharing and management and the timely dissemination of relevant, reliable information, through a WES-Net newsletter and website, sectoral meetings and e-conferences, the UNDP supported Solution-Exchange (an e-mail based question and answer service) and a number of special events over the year.