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India

GTM #10
Estimated hand therapy patients / year
16,000,000
Insurance system
mixed
Medical tourism
elite
Emergency number
112

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave
Wave 2
Editorial difficulty
high
Hub expansion priority
Queued after Wave 1 hubs
Research status
drafted (verify before product claims)

Very large market with price sensitivity and operational fragmentation; DPDP, CDSCO software guidance, telemedicine rules, and distribution need India-specific review.

National device/software orientation (from export): CDSCO (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · CDSCO (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Open Emergency help for India (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

  • AIIMS New Delhi — Orthopaedics and Hand Services (New Delhi)

Therapists in directory

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · India (informational)

Figures for India are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In India, public references commonly list 112 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

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Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

  • Society for Hand Therapy, India (IFSHT member listing)
    National hand therapy society

    IFSHT lists a Society for Hand Therapy, India, with a primary contact and academic affiliation in Manipal (see IFSHT member page; verify current leadership via the society).

    Citations: IFSHT — India (Society for Hand Therapy, India listing)

  • AIIMS New Delhi — national public tertiary care (orthopaedics and hand service context)
    Tertiary hospital or program (anchor)

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences is a long-standing high-volume public tertiary system; use the official hospital site to confirm hand service teams and referrals.

    Citations: AIIMS

Sources (9)
  • MoHFW Indiahttps://www.mohfw.gov.in/
  • Census of Indiahttps://censusindia.gov.in/
  • ICMRhttps://main.icmr.nic.in/
  • PM-JAYhttps://pmjay.gov.in/
  • Medical Value Travel Indiahttps://www.heal-in-india.in/
  • NABHhttps://nabh.co/
  • India ERSS 112https://112.gov.in/
  • AIIMShttps://www.aiims.edu/
  • IFSHT — India (Society for Hand Therapy, India listing)https://ifsht.org/members/india/