Central Government funded Cochlear Implant Scheme (ADIP)

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)

Hearing Disability has a significant impact on the child and their family. Not recognizing and treating hearing impairment can seriously impair speech and understanding of language. The impairment can lead to failure in school, teasing by peers, social and emotional problems.

Cochlear Implantation through ADIP is an initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. As part of this scheme, Government aims to provide rehabilitation through cochlear implantation to children with severe to profound hearing impairment, who belong to financially deprived sections of society.

Out of the 219 hospitals across India, Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Koramangala, Bengaluru is one of the empaneled hospitals under the ADIP scheme for cochlear implantation with the prolific

Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao, as the empaneled surgeon for the same.

Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao is a Consultant Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgeon specialized in Skull Base Surgeries & Hearing Implantology. Till date, he has had more than 80 cochlear implant surgeries to his credit.

Eligibility for Cochlear Implantation under ADIP Scheme:

1.Child should be an Indian citizen whose age is 5 years as of 31st December 2021

2.Holds a 40% disablement certificate as defined in the Persons with Disability Act.

3.Has a monthly income from all the sources not exceeding Rs. 20,000/- per month.

4.In the case of dependents, the income of parents/guardians should not exceed Rs. 20,000/- per month.

A compulsory one-year rehabilitation is also provided to the child where a minimum of one-hour sessions is given at least twice or thrice a week for a span of one year.

This scheme can provide a big relief to those parents/caregivers trying to find a solution for their child’s hearing impairment.

Every month there is one application from our hospital for the ADIP scheme and we are hoping to do many successful surgeries in the future.