The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, on 2 October, announced the launch of YUVA 2.0 – Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, in view of the significant impact of the first edition.
The launch of YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with the Prime Minister’s vision to encourage the youth to understand and appreciate India’s democracy, the Ministry stated.
YUVA 2.0 is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) with the objective to bring to the fore the perspectives of the young generation of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system.
YUVA is an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and to project India and Indian writings globally.
The first edition saw large scale participation from young and budding authors in 22 different Indian languages and English.
The theme of YUVA 2.0 will be ‘Democracy (institutions, events, people, constitutional values – past, present, future)’ to be presented in an innovative and creative manner.
The ministry informed that a total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest to be conducted through https://www.mygov.in/
The itinerary for YUVA 2.0 application process is as follows:
- Selection of 75 authors from 2 October to 30 November
- Evaluation of received proposals from 1 December 2022 to 31 January 2023
- Announcement of winners on 28 February 2023
The young authors will be trained by eminent authors/mentors starting 1 March till 31 August 2023. Under the mentorship, the first set of published books will be launched on 2 October 2023.
The Ministry in the statement said that the mentorship will go a long way in laying the foundation of the future leaders of the creative world, in line with NEP 2020.
The books prepared under this scheme will be published by National Book Trust, India, and will also be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature, thereby promoting ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
