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.
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.
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.
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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