PM YUVA Scheme

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Context - The Minister of State for Education informed the Rajya Sabha about the steps taken under PM YUVA Scheme.

About PM Yuva Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Mentorships’s Scheme for Young writers (PM-YUVA) was launched by the Ministry of Education in May 2021 for young writers up to the age of 30 years.
A contest was organised to select 75 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.
Proposals were invited in all 22 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 6 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.
It has been decided that the books selected under the PM-YUVA Scheme are translated into different Indian languages to ensure the exchange of Indian culture and literature in order to promote `Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’.

PM Yuva Yojana Objectives

Creating International level Youth writers representing the rich heritage of India.
Engage youth of the country in rich Indian history and culture.
Creating a pool of young authors in the country who will be the modern/ young ambassadors of our Indian Literature.
Create young learners for future leadership roles to represent the country on an international level.
To help young authors project their ideas on an international platform, therefore allowing them to promote Indian literature and culture globally.
Building skilled writers from new aspiring authors in various genres by providing expert mentoring.

Significance of the YUVA Scheme

The PM Yuva Yojana programme is an innovative approach to create new writers in the country representing India at a global level.
Special Mentorship programme of 6 months by expert writers.
All selected candidates will be given a Scholarship amount of 50,000/- for a period of 6 months.
Aspiring writers will be provided with an international platform to represent their creative writing skills.
Budding authors in the country can be the face of young leaders in writing representing the magnificent cultural heritage of India.

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat

“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” was announced by the Prime Minister on 31st October, 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Finance Minister announced the initiative in his Budget Speech for 2016-17.
Through this innovative measure, the knowledge of the culture, traditions and practices of different States and UTs will lead to an enhanced understanding and bonding between the States, thereby strengthening the unity and integrity of India.
All States and UTs will be covered under the programme.
There will be pairing of States/UTs at national level and these pairings will be in effect for one year, or till the next round of pairings.
The State/UT level pairings would be utilized for state level activities. District level pairings would be independent of the State level pairings.
The activity will be very useful to link various States and Districts in annual programmes that will connect people through exchanges in areas of culture, tourism, language, education trade etc. and citizens will be able to experience the cultural diversity of a much larger number of States/UTs while realizing that India is one.