Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development of 2021

About Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development of 2021:

• The award is in recognition of Pratham’s work in ensuring quality education for children of the country, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Pratham also used digital technology to deliver education so that the children could learn during the school closure amid the pandemic.
• The foundation’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), serves as a model to assess education outcomes and learning deficiencies across 14 countries in three continents
• The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, is given to people whose work have exemplified Indira’s ideals and causes. It consists of a monetary award of ₹25 lakh along with a citation.

Source : The Hindu