PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors (PM-YUVA 3.0)
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: The Ministry of Education launched PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors (PM-YUVA 3.0) to mentor young authors and promote a reading and writing culture.
About PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors (PM-YUVA 3.0):
• Established in: First launched in 2021; now in its third edition (2025).
• Ministry involved: Ministry of Education, under the Department of Higher Education.
• To mentor young authors and develop a new generation of writers. To promote reading, writing, and book culture in India. To showcase Indian heritage, culture, and knowledge systems globally.
• To mentor young authors and develop a new generation of writers.
• To promote reading, writing, and book culture in India.
• To showcase Indian heritage, culture, and knowledge systems globally.
• Key Features:
• Age Limit: Open to authors below 30 years. Mentorship Program: Selected writers will get training from renowned authors. Focus Areas: Indian Diaspora in Nation Building Indian Knowledge System Makers of Modern India (1950-2025) Execution: Implemented by the National Book Trust (NBT), India. Books will be published and translated into multiple Indian languages. Authors will engage in literary festivals and cultural exchanges. Alignment with NEP 2020: Supports creative leadership development among youth.
• Age Limit: Open to authors below 30 years.
• Mentorship Program: Selected writers will get training from renowned authors.
• Focus Areas: Indian Diaspora in Nation Building Indian Knowledge System Makers of Modern India (1950-2025)
• Indian Diaspora in Nation Building
• Indian Knowledge System
• Makers of Modern India (1950-2025)
• Execution: Implemented by the National Book Trust (NBT), India. Books will be published and translated into multiple Indian languages. Authors will engage in literary festivals and cultural exchanges.
• Implemented by the National Book Trust (NBT), India.
• Books will be published and translated into multiple Indian languages.
• Authors will engage in literary festivals and cultural exchanges.
• Alignment with NEP 2020: Supports creative leadership development among youth.
• Coverage:
• Open to participants across India, covering 22 Indian languages + English. Encourages regional language literature to promote linguistic diversity.
• Open to participants across India, covering 22 Indian languages + English.
• Encourages regional language literature to promote linguistic diversity.