Which country has announced setting up of Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize?

The correct answer is Portugal.

Important Points

• In 2019, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced the creation of a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize while attending the second meeting of the National Committee for the Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• Mr. Costa, the only foreign prime minister to be part of the commission, said that Portugal will start the prize to spread the values of Gandhi, as per a statement by the Union Culture Ministry.
• Mr. Costa added that the award will be inspired by the thoughts and quotations of Gandhi each year and that the first edition of the award would be devoted to animal welfare.
• Gandhi said, "The greatness of a country can be judged by the way its animals are treated," 
• For his work on Gandhian principles, Antonio Costa is known as the "Gandhi of Lisbon".

Additional Information

• The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
• President :Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Important Points The incumbent prime minister of Portugal is Luís Montenegro, who took office on 2 April 2024 as the 14th prime minister of the Third Portuguese Republic.