PM Modi awarded Seoul Peace Prize, dedicates it to the nation zeenews.india.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Seoul Peace Prize in South Korea on Friday. Accepting it, he dedicated the award to the nation. "I believe that this award belongs not to me personally, but to the people of India. The success that India has achieved in the last 5 years is due to aspirations, inspiration and efforts of the people of India. On their behalf, I accept the Award and express my gratitude," said the Prime Minister in his acceptance speech. The $200,000 award money will be utilised for the Namami Gange Programme, a national conservation project to cleanse River Ganga, he added.