The Commission helped a visually challenged medical student's dream of becoming a doctor. The student, C.S.P. Anka Toppo was awarded the degree in MBBS at the convocation held in Delhi on 13 March 2004.
Anka Toppo had been selected for admission in MBBS course at AIIMS, New Delhi in 1989. However, when he was to appear in the final examination in December 1993, he developed problems in his eyes and eventually he became totally blind.
The Commission took up his case with AIIMS and managed to persuade the examining body to amend the examination procedure to enable Shri Toppo to appear at the final examination. Shri Toppo then went on to give his final examination and cleared it.
The Commission also has called on the Medical Council of India to perform a similar exercise so that the same facility and system is available in other medical institutions of the country as well.