The Indian team won a total of 19 medals, including 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze medals, at the 16th Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Since its first appearance at the 1968 Paralympic Games, India has won 19 more medals than the total number of Paralympic medals won in all events.
- India won a total of 12 medals at the Paralympics from 1972 to 2016, with a maximum of 4 medals in 2016 and 1984.
- Indian para-athletes won 4 medals with 2 gold medals in the Para-Badminton competition which debuted in the 2020 edition.
- A total of 17 athletes have won 19 medals, while Avani Lekara and Singaraj Adana have won 2 medals each.
- India ranks 24th overall in the medal tally with 19 medals, followed by China, Great Britain, and the United States.
