Q. Which Union Ministry established the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC)?
Answer:
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Notes: In 2011, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment established the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center (ISLRTC) as an autonomous center of IGNOU.
ISLRTC has launched an online self-learning course in Indian Sign Language and a comprehensive dictionary containing 10,000 ISL terms on the International Day of Sign Languages. It introduced an initiative by launching 260 signs for financial terms in ISL.