PM-YUVA 3.0 – Mentorship Scheme for Young Authors

The Ministry of Education has launched PM-YUVA 3.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) under the vision of promoting literary culture.

 

Key Features:
 

1. Objective:
   1. To mentor young authors (below 30 years) and foster reading, writing, and book culture.
   2. Promote Indian writings globally and strengthen Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat through cultural exchange.
2. Implementing Agency: National Book Trust (NBT).
3. Selection Process:
   1. 50 authors to be selected via an All-India Contest.
4. Themes for Contest Entries:
   1. Contribution of Indian Diaspora in Nation Building
   2. Indian Knowledge System
   3. Makers of Modern India (1950–2025)
5. Selected books will be published by NBT and translated into Indian languages.