<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister's Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 was launched today to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country. In view of the significant impact of the first edition of YUVA with large scale participation from young and budding authors in 22 different Indian languages and English, YUVA 2.0 is now being launched.<br />''<br />''Education Ministry said, the launch of YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with the Prime Minister's vision to encourage the youth to understand and appreciate India's democracy. It will help to develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, a total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest to be conducted through </span><a href="http://www.mygov.in/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mygov.in&source=gmail&ust=1664804836956000&usg=AOvVaw1z1Myl7LXNZ1C4Y7CUaSOc">www.mygov.in</a><span style="color: #222222;"> from 2nd October – 30th November this year. The winners will be announced on 28 February next year. The young authors will be trained by eminent authors and mentors from 1st March to 31st August, 2023.</span><br />