GANDHI PEACE PRIZE

Subject: Current Events

Context: ‘Hero to Indians as well’ Bangabandhu Mujib gets Gandhi Peace Prize.

Concept:

About Gandhi Peace Prize

The annual award was instituted by the Government of India in 1995 during the commemoration of the 125th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for those involved in social, economic and political transformation through non-violence.
The jury for Gandhi Peace Prize is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprises of two ex-officio members, namely the chief justice of India and leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha.
The award carries an amount of Rs 1 crore, a Citation in a scroll, a plaque as well as an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item.
The prize can be given to individuals, associations, institutions or organizations.
It can be divided between two persons/institutions who are considered by the Jury to be equally deserving of recognition in a given year
It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, creed, race or sex.
The prize is not awarded posthumously.
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the culture ministry said .
The prestigious prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman in recognition of his vision to strengthen relations with India, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence in the Gulf region, the ministry said.