Examining patterns of assistive device distribution under the Indian ADIP scheme from 2020 to 2025.

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026 · Other · PT
S Nisha, J Balamurugan

India's government assistive device scheme reaches people very unevenly: one state covers 201.8% of its disabled population while another covers only 12.3%. A therapist in a low-coverage state should not assume the scheme will reliably supply a patient's device.

Key findings

1

Beneficiary coverage under the ADIP scheme ranges from 12.3% in Chhattisgarh to 201.8% in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, a 16-fold gap between the lowest and highest states.

2

Average spending per beneficiary is ₹7,400, but Andhra Pradesh spends ₹12,900 per person while Lakshadweep spends only ₹500, a range ratio of 25.8.

3

Goa serves 471 beneficiaries per distribution camp while Sikkim serves 23, a range ratio of 20.5, with northeastern states consistently at the bottom.

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