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New Delhi : Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot will virtually release the 3rd edition of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary with 10,000 terms (including 6,000 earlier terms) on February 17, 2021, at a virtual programme. Ministers of State for Social justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale, and Rattan Lal Kataria, will grace the occasion as Guests of Honour. The programme will be webcast live on the flink: 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, according to a PIB release.
The 3rd edition of the ISL Dictionary contains total 10,000 terms of everyday use, academic terms, legal and administrative terms, medical terms, technical terms and agricultural terms. The Dictionary also contains regional signs used in different parts of the country. The 1st edition of the ISL Dictionary was launched on March 23, 2018 ,with 3,000 terms and the 2nd edition with 6000 terms (including earlier 3,000 terms) was launched on February 27, 2019.