evidence: In 2011, the Indian Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment helped set up the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). This centre, however, was shut down and re-established in 2015 as a Society under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s (MSJE) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. [...] Launch of e-content of NCERT Class 6 books in Indian Sign Language jointly developed by ISLRTC and NCERT: ISLRTC signed an MoU with National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on 06th October 2020 for converting NCERT textbooks from Class I to XII into Indian Sign Language (digital format) to make the textbooks accessible to children with hearing disabilities. Class VI of NCERT textbooks has been completed and e-Content in the ISL was launched during the programme. Under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Centre has converted selected books of the National Book Trust on Veergatha series in ISL. With the joint effort of ISLRTC and NCERT, a total of 500 academic words were launched in the Indian Sign Language. These academic words have been selected from the NCERT textbooks. Educational terms in Indian sign language have been developed by deaf experts and their validity has also been established by the deaf community. These 500 academic words are words used at the secondary level, which are often used in history, science, political science, and mathematics.