 "Isro gets Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014")
The Gandhi Peace Prize for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence was instituted in the year 1995. It includes an amount of Rs 1 crore and a citation.
Some of the previous winners include Dr Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel, Julius K Nyerere, Baba Amte, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan and Ramkrishna Mission.
The jury included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Justice H L Dattu, Chief Justice of India, Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, L K Advani, Member of Parliament (L.S) and Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
Isro contributes to the nation's development through satellite based education, health care and connectivity to community activities for sustainable economic development, PIB said in a statement.
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