Robotic Surgery Gains Rapid Ground in India as Delhi-NCR Leads with 10,937 Procedures in 2025
Robotic-assisted surgery is rapidly expanding across India, with Delhi-NCR emerging as the country's leading hub for robotic surgical systems and procedures, according to data presented at the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) India 2026 conference. Delhi-NCR
Robotic-assisted surgery is rapidly expanding across India, with Delhi-NCR emerging as the country’s leading hub for robotic surgical systems and procedures, according to data presented at the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) India 2026 conference.
Delhi-NCR currently has 39 hospitals equipped with robotic surgical systems, including 11 hospitals with more than one system. The region recorded 10,937 robotic-assisted procedures in 2025, up from 2,257 in 2021, marking an almost five-fold increase in four years.
Nationally, robotic-assisted procedures increased from 8,912 in 2021 to 44,857 in 2025, reflecting the rapid adoption of robotic technology beyond India’s traditional early-adopter centres.
In Delhi-NCR, general surgery for benign conditions accounted for about 33% of robotic procedures in 2025, followed by urology at 30.2%, gynaecology at 22.1% and general surgery for malignant conditions at 10%. Robotic procedures are also being performed in head and neck, thoracic and cardiac surgery.
The expansion is also opening possibilities for robotic telesurgery. A recent procedure was performed by a surgeon remotely from Gurugram on a patient in Hyderabad, covering more than 1,600 km. A separate pre-clinical cross-border demonstration between India and China involved a robotic console nearly 5,000 km away in Chengdu.
Experts said telesurgery could eventually support specialist care, remote training and tele-mentoring for hospitals in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, subject to appropriate requirements for connectivity, cybersecurity, clinical training, emergency preparedness and regulatory oversight.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda, addressing the SRS India 2026 conference through a video message, said India has an opportunity not only to adopt surgical robotics but also to innovate, develop and lead in the technology.
With robotic procedures increasing more than five-fold nationally between 2021 and 2025, experts said India is moving from early adoption towards a broader ecosystem of robotic surgical expertise, clinical experience and technology-led healthcare innovation.
