YUVA – Prime Minister’s Scheme for mentoring young authors
YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme launched by Ministry of Education for Mentoring Young Authors. YUVA is an Author Mentorship programme which will train young authors aged below 30 years for promote reading, writing and book culture in India. It will also describe India and Indian writings culture worldwide.
YUVA means “Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors”. This scheme is in line with PM’s vision of encouraging young writers to write about India’s freedom struggle. Call on young generation to write about freedom fighters was taken in PM’s Mann ki Baat in January 2021. YUVA is a part of India@75 Project which seeks to bring perspectives of young generation of writers on themes including Freedom Fighter, Unknown and Forgotten Places , Unsung Heroes etc.
“National Book Trust of India” Will developed the Scheme under Ministry of Education. Books written under this scheme will be published by National Book Trust. Books will be translated into different languages to exchange culture and literature.
Under the YUVA scheme total 75 authors will be selected by an All-India Contest. Winners will be announced on August 15, 2021. Young winning authors will be trained by eminent authors to prepare manuscripts. Published books will be launched on in January 2022 on the occasion of National Youth Day.
