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Gandhi Peace Prize
January 15 , 2019
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- The Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 has been conferred on the following
- Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari for the year 2015 for their contribution in Rural Development, Education, Development of natural resources.
- For 2016 jointly to Akshaya Patra Foundation for its contribution in providing mid-day meals to millions of children across India and Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and emancipation of manual scavengers.
- Ekal Abhiyan Trust for the year 2017 for their contribution in providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas of pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social Equality
- Yohei Sasakawa for the year 2018 for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world.
- The annual award was instituted by the Government of India in 1995 during the commemoration of 125th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi Peace Prize
- The Gandhi Peace Prize is given to individuals and institutions for their contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
- The Ministry of Culture is the nodal agency to receive the proposals for conferring the award.
- This is the first time that the awardees of four years have been announced together ever since the award was instituted in 1995.
- The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 crore, a citation and a handicraft item.
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