In a significant development, the Supreme Court was Friday informed that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided in principle to introduce the use of screen reader software for visually impaired candidates in various examinations conducted by it.

The UPSC has said that as soon as the feasibility and availability of proper infrastructure/ software and proper testing are ensured at various centres to conduct its examinations in a secure manner, it will conduct its tests for visually impaired candidates by providing screen-reading software.

The Commission said this in its additional affidavit filed in the court on a plea raising the issue of a lack of proper opportunity to persons with blindness/ low vision in the civil services examination being conducted by the UPSC.

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