Govt Launches YUVA Scheme To Train Young Authors To Promote Writing On Indian Heritage, Culture And Knowledge

The Ministry of Education on Saturday (29 May) launched YUVA - Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an author mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally, an official release said.

The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to encourage young writers to write about India's freedom struggle, the release added.

"YUVA is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) to bring to the fore the perspectives of the young generation of writers on themes like Unsung Heroes, Freedom Fighters, Unknown and Forgotten Places and their role in National Movement, and other related themes in an innovative and creative manner," the Education Ministry said in the release.

This scheme will thus help to develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system, it added.

The selected young authors will interact with some of the best authors of the world; participate in literary festivals etc, it added.

A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest under the scheme, after which they will be trained by eminent authors and mentors.

Under their mentorship, the manuscripts will be readied by the authors by 15 December for publication. The published books will be launched on 12 January 2022 on the occasion of National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas).

Further, a consolidated scholarship of Rs 50,000 per month for a period of six months per author will be paid under the mentorship scheme.