Times of India CHANDIGARH: After a long struggle, 32-year-old Ajit Kumar<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ajith-Kumar> became the second 100% visually impaired<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/visually-impaired> man to join the Indian Administrative Service<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Indian-Administrative-Service>. On Wednesday, he received a letter asking him to join the service.
A resident of Haryana's Kheri village, Kumar ranked 208 among 791 candidates who qualified in the civil services examination held by the UPSC in 2008. "Despite a good rank, the DoPT offered me the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IPRS)," he said. Kumar approached the Central Administrative Tribunal<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Central-Administrative-Tribunal>. In 2010, the CAT directed the DoPT to appoint him an IAS within eight weeks. But the orders were not implemented. Kumar sought CPM MP Brinda Karat's help to meet the Prime Minister. After that, the files moved. "I am packing my bags and will be off to Mussoorie this week where I will be trained from February 20," said Kumar. He is an MA in Political Science. "Initially, I wanted to be a doctor as we had lost a relative due to prolonged illness," he told TOI. Kumar lost his vision due to acute diarrhea when he was five years old. "Without sight, it is not possible to work as a surgeon. So, I changed my mind and decided to become an IAS," he said. Son of a retired block development and panchayat officer in Haryana, Kumar studied in a Delhi blind school. He had a good academic record and became assistant professor in Sham Lal College of Delhi University<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi-University> in 2007. Earlier, he had worked as a government teacher in Haryana. With thanks and regards (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager Reserve Bank of India Nagpur Cell: 9420397185 o: +91 712 2806846 R: 2591349 (In youth you want things, and then in middle-age you want to want them.) ________________________________ Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
