Whilst the country of India is embarking on the road to Sustainable Development Goal 6, aiming to ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030, the many challenges pertaining to the sustainability of the water resources and the facilities to deliver related water and sanitation services, calls for more attention to the issue of inequality to access. If not addressed, the growing competing demands among sectors and between the various levels of the Federal State of India could steadily transform into a burst of water crises. In order to establish an inclusive society on sustainable grounds that organises around the sound management of water resources, there is a need for a comprehensive framework that will ensure no one is left behind. Thus the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS) provide such a framework and its application is of major importance in two respects: First, it tests the soundness and ethical grounds of public policies. Secondly, it empowers individuals to act as agents of change within the collective and participative effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.