Deadline: 15-Jan-23
Do you think you are a good writer? If so, then join the PM’s Mentoring YUVA Scheme 2.0.
This proposal of mentorship of young authors is in tune with PM’s vision of Global Citizen that needs to be launched to train young and budding authors up to the age of 30 years in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally.
To comprehensively understand the concept of evolution of democracy and its trajectory in India it needs to be studied under various subheadings like constitution, women, youth, religion, history, human rights, education, nationalism, culture etc. which would be the primary aim of the PM-YUVA 2.0 mentorship Scheme.
Theme
The Theme of PM-YUVA 2.0 is Democracy (Institutions, Events, People, and Constitutional Values)
- Institutions
- Events
- People
- Constitutional Values
The scheme will help to develop a stream of writers who can write on various facets of Democracy in India encompassing the past, present and future. Besides, the scheme will also provide a window to the aspiring youth to articulate themselves and present a comprehensive outlook of Indian democratic values at domestic as well as international platforms.
The Theme is specific to Democracy in Indian context only so as to give a fillip to research and documentation about various aspects of Indian democratic system.
Mentorship Schedule –Six Months
- The National Book Trust, India will organise a Two-Week Writers’ Online Programme for the selected candidates.
- During which the young authors will be trained by two eminent authors/mentors from NBT’s panel of accomplished authors and writers.
- In addition, eminent authors/mentors under NBT’s Advisory Panel and other eminent authors from various languages will mentor and guide them on how to exercise their literary skills.
- The eco-system of publishing–how a content is created, authors are mentored, the editorial processes that take place, literary agents spot creative talent would be an integral aspect of the programme.
- The authors will get to expand their understanding and hone their skills through interaction at various international events such as Literary Festivals, Book Fairs virtual Book Fair, Cultural Exchange Programmes, etc.
Benefits
- At the end of training and mentorship a consolidated scholarship of Rs. 50,000 per month for a period of six months (50,000 x 6 = Rs. 3 Lakh) per author will be paid under the Mentorship Scheme for the books developed under the scheme.
- A royalty of 10% will be payable to the authors on successful publications of their books at the end of the Mentorship Program.
- The books thus published under the scheme may be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature between different states of India and thereby promoting Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat.
- They will also be given a platform to promote their books and also to propagate the Reading and Writing culture on a national scale.
Outcome of the scheme
- This scheme will ensure creation of a pool of authors in Indian languages as well as English who are ready to express themselves and project India on any international platform, as well as it will help in projecting Indian culture and literature globally.
- It will make sure to bring reading and authorship as a preferred profession at par with other job options, making the youth 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 mental health of the youth.
- India being the third largest publisher of books in the world, this scheme will give a boost to the Indian publishing industry, by bringing in new generation of authors writing for national and international audience.
- This programme will thereby be in tune with PM’s vision of Global Citizen and Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat and establish India as a Vishwa Guru.
Eligibility Criteria
- A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest hosted on MyGov platform.
- The selection will be made by a Committee to be constituted by NBT.
- The contestants will be asked to submit a Book proposal of 10,000 words. Therefore, division as per the following :
- Synopsis: 2000-3000 words
- Chapter Plan: Yes
- Two-three sample chapters: 7000-8000 words
- Bibliography and References: Yes
- The Evaluation Period of the Proposals will be from 1st December 2022- 31st January 2023
- The Meeting of the National Jury will be in first week of February 2023
- The names of selected authors will be announced in the last week of February 2023
- The Mentorship duration would be from 1st March 2023- 31st August 2023
- The Publication of the First set of books will commence from 2nd October 2023
Guidelines
- Applicants who had qualified for the PM-YUVA scheme 2021-22(final Result only) are not eligible for PM-YUVA 2.0 scheme 2022-23.
- Contestants should not have any personal, professional, or academic obligations that interfere with the mentorship schedule during the PM-YUVA 2.0.
- The maximum age of the contestant should be exactly 30 years or below as on 2nd October 2022.
- The submissions of the manuscript will be accepted through MyGov only
- The genre of the entry of PM-YUVA 2.0 scheme should be Non-Fiction only.
- The change of topic of the Book Proposal will not be allowed after submission.
- There should be only ONE entry per person.
For more information, visit https://innovateindia.mygov.in/yuva/