Last given in 2014, govt confers Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015-2018

The government Wednesday announced the names of the winners of the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015-2018, which were last conferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation in 2014.

The annual award, however, had not seen any winner since then.

It is given to individuals and institutions for their contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari won the award for 2015 for rural development and education, while for 2016, the award has been jointly given to Akshaya Patra Foundation for providing mid-day meals to children across the country and Sulabh International for its work towards emancipation of manual scavengers, a release from the ministry said.

In 2017, the award was given to Ekai Abhiyan Trust for their contribution to education for rural and tribal children and last year, the Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded to Yohei Sasakawa for their role in leprosy eradication.

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