PM Yuva 2.0 Yojana for Writers: To commemorate India’s 75^th glorious years of Independence and to foster the NEP (National Education Policy) goal to create and provide a learning ecosystem to the young minds of India, PM Modi has announced a scheme called Young, Upcoming, and Versatile Authors (YUVA) scheme. Now on 2nd October 2022, the second part of the scheme i.e., Yuva 2.0 has been launched. This scheme is for young age people who are below 30 and thought that they are good and versatile writers who can share his/her thoughts on different themes mainly about freedom fighters, unsung heroes of India, unknown and forgotten places of India, etc. through their words then you may submit your entries till 30th November 2022.

Through this PM YUVA 2.0 scheme, a total of 75 candidates will be shortlisted and they will be trained by NBT (National Book Trust) of India in two phases.

To know more about the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme and the process to submit an entry for the scheme, read this article.

PM YUVA 2.0 Scheme for Writers

On Gandhi Jayanti 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming, and Versatile Authors) The scheme which is a mentorship scheme to train young authors of India, so that they can express themselves and may project Indian culture and Literature across the globe. Through this scheme, the ministry of education will shortlist 75 aspiring writers and train them under the guidance of NBT.

Under the mentorship program of this scheme, the shortlisted writers will receive a consolidated scholarship of Rs 50,000/- per month per writer for the next 6 months.

Overview of PM Yuva 2.0 Scheme for Writers

Scheme name	YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming, and Versatile Authors)
Article Category	Scheme
Announced on	2nd October 2022
Department	Ministry of Education
Scheme for	Young aspiring writers
Scheme benefits	Rs 50000/- scholarship per month
Number of authors selected	75
Duration of contest registration	2nd October to 30th November 2022
Evaluation Period	1st December 2022 to 31st January 2023
Winner declaration	last week of February 2023
Who can Apply?	Any Indian Individual less than 30 years of age

What is the main aim of the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme?

By launching this scheme, the ministry of education is looking to create a pool of young authors who are ready to express Indian Culture and Literature at International forums and to promote reading, writing, and book culture in the country.

Eligibility for PM YUVA 2.0 Scheme

There are no hard and fast eligibility criteria to apply for the scheme but the applicant needs to fulfill the below-mentioned criteria: –

• Only Indian Nationals can apply for the scheme.
• The age of the applicant should be less than 30 years.
• Applicants who have qualified PM Yuva cannot apply for Yuva 2.0 scheme.

Benefits of PM YUVA 2.0 Scheme

• Shortlisted candidates will get to learn from the eminent writers of India
• Sharpen their skills and understanding by attending various international events
• Get a scholarship of Rs 50K for 6 months.
• On-book publication will get a 10% royalty.

PM YUVA 2.0 Scheme Topics

The topic is Democracy so it will be based on topics like:

• Institutions
• Events
• People
• Constitutional Values

What will be the Selection procedure for the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme?

• After submitting entries through an All India Contest at My Gov, a total of 75 authors will be selected and for this, a committee will be formed by NBT.
• Candidates writing, way of expressing and other form factors will be checked.
• On behalf of entries and manuscripts submitted a committee will shortlist candidates.
• The candidate’s manuscript will be judged by the committee on whether it has potential so that a proper book can be published or develop on this or not.
• After taking care of such criteria the winner list will be disclosed in the first week of February 2023.
• The winner will be trained by a mentor who will help them to prepare the final manuscript for final selection.
• The winner’s entries will be readied for publication and the book may be published on 2nd October 2023.

Post Process of selection for PM YUVA 2.0 Scheme

After the selection of the authors, they will be trained in two phases of 3 months each whose details are given here: –

Phase I Training

First a 2 weeks online program will be organized for the shortlisted candidates. During this period they will be trained by two eminent authors from the NBTs panel.

After the completion of this 2 weeks long online program, candidates will be trained for another two weeks at various online or on-site camps which will be organized by NBT.

Phase II Training

In this phase, the young authors will get an opportunity to be a part of an international event such as literary festivals, virtual book fairs, books fairs, cultural exchange programs, etc. where they can dilate their understanding and sharpen their skills.

Post Process of Training Period

After the completion of training, NBT will publish a series of books written by the writers.

To exchange the culture and literature of the state such books will also be translated into other Indian languages, so that they may reach out to the maximum audience of India and will also promote Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

Disbursement of scholarship

Once the phase II mentorship program of authors is completed they will receive a consolidated scholarship amount which is Rs 50k per month means 3 Lakh Rs to be paid per author.

Royalty under the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme

After the end of the mentorship, if your book has been selected for publication and successfully published then the author of that book will receive a royalty of 10%.

How to apply for PM YUVA 2.0 Yojana for writers?

If you are keen to participate in this contest then you can submit your entries on or before 30th November 2022. The detailed process for the YUVA 2.0 scheme is given below: –

• First, you need to visit the official website of My GOV
• Once you reached the same, select the YUVA mentoring scheme for young authors links available on the home page.
• This link will take you to a new page where you will complete information about the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme which we already discussed above.
• Here you need to press the “Click here to submit” tab
• A login page will appear to you, if you have already registered on the My GOV page then you can log in with the same registration ID otherwise you need to first register in the portal whose process is discussed below.

My Gov Registration Process

• You can register directly with the portal through your social media account for example Facebook, Google ID, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Git Hub but if you don’t have the same then follow the process given below
• Tap the register now tab

• Enter your name, Email ID, Mobile Number, DOB, and gender
• Press the Create New Account tab

• You can also register by simply sending a text message (whose details are given in the image below)

• After this, your details will be verified first and for this, an OTP will be sent on your mobile number and email ID which you need to enter in the box.

• On successful verification, a password will be sent to your mobile number which will be used for login.
• Enter the mobile or Email Id and password to log in
• Now you are ready to submit your entries for the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme.

Submit PM YUVA Entry Submission Process

• After login press the “Click here to submit tab”

• The submission form will appear on your screen.

• Name and other details submitted during the registration process fields will be pre-filled but you need to submit some other fields such as
  • DOB
  • Occupation
  • Education qualification
  • Prior writing experience (If any)
  • The language you choose for your entry
  • The topic of your entry
• Now the topic you choose submit its manuscript whose word count should be 10,000
• The file you upload should be in pdf format
• At last press the submit tab
• And your entry for the PM YUVA 2.0 scheme will be submitted

Note: Fields which is marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory to be filled.

Click here to submit PM YUVA Application form

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