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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot will virtually release the 3^rd edition of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary with 10,000 terms (including 6,000 earlier terms) tomorrow i.e. on 17^th February 2021 in a virtual programme. Ministers of State for Social justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, will grace the occasion as Guests of Honour. The programme will be webcast live at the following link: https://webcast.gov.in/msje/

The Dictionary has been brought out by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous Institute under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

The 3^rd edition of the ISL Dictionary contains total 10,000 terms of everyday use, academic terms, legal & administrative terms, medical terms, technical terms and agricultural terms. The Dictionary also contains regional signs used in different parts of the country. The 1^st edition of the ISL Dictionary was launched on 23^rd March 2018 with 3000 terms and the 2^nd edition with 6000 terms (including earlier 3000 terms) was launched on 27^th February 2019.

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NB/SK/MoSJ&E/16.02.2021