Union Education ministry launches PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0

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The Union Ministry of Education has launched YUVA 2.0 - Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors on 2 October 2022.  The YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) , 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 project India and Indian writings globally. 

The YUVA scheme  was initially  launched by the ministry on 29 May 2021.After the success of the YUVA 1.0 the ministry has launched YUVA 2.0

YUVA 2.0 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 the THEME : ‘Democracy (institutions, events, people, constitutional values – past, present, future)’ in an innovative and creative manner. 

The National Book Trust, India, under the Ministry of Education is the Implementing Agency of the YUVA programme.