India's first blind IAS woman takes charge of the Deputy Collector


Blind young girl Pranjal Patil of Ulasanagar in Maharashtra has been posted as Deputy Collector in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Along with this, Pranjal has become the first blind woman in India to pass the IAS examination. When the collector's office came in to take charge, the staff gave a warm welcome by giving a floral bouquet. Locals were also seen outside the office. While studying at Pranjal College, he learned that IAS, IPS officers are selected through the examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission of the Government of India.

After completing her BA she came to Delhi and passed her examination at Jawaharlal Nehru University. After that, he started working hard for the civil service exam. Surprisingly, Pranjal passed the first attempt even though the UPSC exam was tough. Being a blind student, all the studies were done on Braille script but passed the UPSC exam using specially developed speech software.


When Prajal was born, his eyes were very weak. He was having trouble seeing far and near. At 7 years old, he stopped looking completely before going to primary school. Despite his eyesight, Pranjal did not lose courage. Admission was taken to a blind students' school in Dadar area of ​​Mumbai. From primary to graduation, she was the first to study. She was very easy-going and accommodating in nature, helping a lot of people down when they came down. With the hard work and persistent confidence in the opposite circumstances, the first attempt in the 8th got the 8th rank.


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