evidence: The Minister was attending the inauguration of the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center (ISLRTC) – the first of its kind in India – at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) campus in New Delhi. IGNOU is the largest university in the world with 3.5 million students. Also present was Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development; Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor of IGNOU; Prof. Madan Vasishta, Honorary Director of the newly established ISLRTC; as well as other dignitaries. [...] The New Delhi center would consist of short term, medium, and full-fledged programs for teachers of deaf schools at all skill levels, he said. Not only will there be facilities for full time teaching and training of the Indian Sign Language, there will also be distance teaching and learning opportunities, as well as zonal and regional centers across the country.