National Book Trust announces 75 selected authors under PM Yuva Mentorship Scheme

NEW DELHI: The National Book Trust has announced the results of the All India Contest under Prime Minister Yuva Mentorship scheme as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav programmes. The contest was organised on the theme of ‘National Movement of India’ to select 75 young authors under the age of 30 years.

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Out of the 75 selected authors, 38 are males and 37 are females. Further, two are below 15 years, whereas 16 authors are in the age-group of 15-20 years, 32 fall in the age group of 21-25 years and 25 authors are in the age group of 26-30 years.

The selected 75 authors will undergo six-months of mentorship in which they would be provided research and editorial support under the guidance of renowned authors and the editorial team of National Book Trust, India to develop their book proposals as full-fledged books to be published by the Trust as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiatives. Their published books will be later translated into other Indian languages too.

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During the mentorship programme, the selected authors will receive a scholarship of Rs 50,000 per month for a period of six months. Besides, a royalty of 10% will be payable to the authors on successful publications of their books.

The All-India Contest was held from June 1 - July 31, 2021 through MyGov and National Book Trust platforms. Around 16,000 entries in 22 official languages and English were received from all across the country including some from the Indian Diaspora Community. All the book proposals were read by multiple panels of experts and went through three layers of scrutiny.

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During his Mann Ki Baat address on January 31, 2021, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said: “I call upon our young friends to write about our freedom fighters, events associated with them and tales of valour during freedom struggle from their areas.”

Thereafter, the Ministry of Education had launched the PM-YUVA Mentorship Scheme for young authors with National Book Trust, India as the Implementing Agency.