The second annual Rockefeller Foundation-Alliance for Pathogen Surveillance Innovations (RF-APSI)-India Consortium Meet was held at CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad on February 10th 2024. Researchers from all four clusters of Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore presented details of studies conducted during Phase II of the project. Discussions were focused on the importance of wastewater surveillance to detect pathogens of public health concern in India. In-depth discussions were conducted regarding creation of standardized protocols and pipelines which could be used by public health authorities to conduct disease surveillance in the country. The importance of such surveillance programs to reduce the burden of healthcare costs in India was highlighted.