German Chancellor Angela Merkel
has been chosen for the
prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru
Award for International
Understanding for her enormous
efforts toward sustainable and
equitable development. The jury,
chaired by Vice-President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, has
decided to confer the award for
2009 on Dr. Angela Merkel.
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding is
an international award
presented by the Government of
India. It was founded in 1965
and is administered by the
Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR) to people“for
their outstanding contribution to
the promotion of international
understanding, goodwill and
friendship among people of the
world”. The award carries prize
money of Rs.1 crore besides a
trophy and citation.
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