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The report prepared by Social Management Framework (SMF) prepared as a result of the synthesis of Social Assessment conducted in the four states (Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh) in the context of preparing the World Bank assisted Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) for Low Income States (LIS) has the following objectives: support in accomplishing the development objectives of the Project, integrate social inclusion, equity, cohesion, accountability, safeguards, risk management and sustainability strategies in the structures, institutions and interventions and that the project interventions will not cause significant adverse social impacts and that all project activities comply with the laws, regulations and policies of India and the social safeguard policies of the World Bank. The project expects no negative impacts to occur as a result of its interventions. Ample potential exists for positive impacts/ benefits. However, it is a huge challenge in these states to transform the potential to ‘reality’. To this end, SMF lends a supporting hand as it guides the policy, institutional and implementation arrangements. It acts as a tool for implementation, monitoring and supervision of interventions that address social issues and risks, including social safeguard risks.