PM YUVA Scheme- Eligibility, Salient Features and Significance

The National Book Trust, India as the Implementing Agency will ensure phase-wise execution of the PM-YUVA Scheme under well-defined stages of mentorship.

Table of Contents

PM-YUVA Scheme- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

PM-YUVA Scheme

About: PM-YUVA scheme for young writers was launched by the government under the guidelines of the New Education Policy (NEP 2020).
- PM-YUVA scheme is expected to empower the youth of the country by creating a learning ecosystem.
- PM-YUVA Scheme will be in tune with Hon’ble PM’s vision of Global Citizen and establish India as a Vishwa Guru.
Implementing Agency: The National Book Trust, India as the Implementing Agency will ensure phase-wise execution of the PM-YUVA Scheme under well-defined stages of mentorship.
Eligibility: Under the PM-YUVA scheme, training is provided to 75 aspiring writers below 30 years.
- The young authors so mentored shall become proficient in writing in various genres like fiction, non-fiction, travelogues, memoirs, drama, poetry and so on.
Goal: The PM-YUVA Yojana envisions cultivating modern ambassadors of Indian literature as the country heads towards 75 years of independence.
- India is ranked 3rd in the arena of book publishing, and to further boost this treasure trove of indigenous literature.
- PM-YUVA Yojana aims to take this on the global stage.

Selection Procedure of Young Authors in PM-YUVA

A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All-India Contest at MyGov.
The selection will be made by a committee to be constituted by NBT.
Last date of submission 31st July 2021.
The contestants will be asked to submit a manuscript of 5,000 words to judge its suitability to develop as a proper book under the Mentorship Scheme.
The names of selected authors will be announced on the occasion of Independence Day on 15th August 2021.
Based on mentorship, the selected authors will prepare manuscripts for final selection under the guidance of the nominated mentors.
The entries of the winners will be readied for publication by 15th December 2021.
The published books may be launched on 12th January 2022 on YUVA DIVAS or National Youth Day.

Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians

Salient Features of the PM-YUVA Scheme

A contest was organized to select seventy-five young authors.
- The theme of the contest was ‘National Movement of India’ with ‘Unsung Heroes’, “Role of Unknown Places in Freedom Movement’ etc. as focus areas.
The contestants were asked to submit a manuscript of 5000 words to judge their suitability to develop as a proper book under the mentorship scheme.
Proposals were invited in all twenty-two scheduled languages and English
The selection was made by a committee constituted by National Book Trust (NBT).
Mentors have been assigned to guide and develop the selected proposals into full-fledged books.
A consolidated scholarship of Rs. 50,000 per month for a period of six months per author is to be paid under the mentorship scheme.
10% royalty to be paid by NBT on publication and sale of the books.

पीएम युवा योजना- पात्रता, मुख्य विशेषताएं तथा महत्व

Expected Outcomes of the PM-YUVA Yojana

PM-YUVA scheme will help not only develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge.
PM-YUVA yojana will also provide a window for the aspiring youth to articulate themselves in their mother tongue and represent India at an international level.
Under the PM-YUVA Scheme, selected books are translated into different Indian languages to ensure the exchange of Indian culture and literature in order to promote `Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’.
It will make sure to bring reading and authorship as a preferred profession at par with other job options, making the children of India take reading and knowledge as an integral part of their grooming up years.
In addition, it will bring a positive psychological push to the young minds given the impact and effect of the recent pandemic on the mental health of children.

Star College Mentorship Program: First-ever Mentorship Program for Young Innovators