Pradhan Meets PM-YUVA 3.0 Authors at Book Fair
Education Minister urges young writers to use mentorship to inspire India’s next generation of readers
- Dharmendra Pradhan interacts with 43 PM-YUVA 3.0 authors in New Delhi
- Authors are developing manuscripts under a six-month mentorship programme
- NBT and ONOS resources to be provided for research support
- Young writers participating in New Delhi World Book Fair 2026
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 12th Jan: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday interacted with 43 young authors selected under the PM-YUVA 3.0 (Prime Minister’s Young Authors Mentorship Scheme) at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya during the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026.
During the interactive session, the authors shared brief overviews of their forthcoming manuscripts being developed under the six-month mentorship programme. Congratulating the selected writers, Shri Pradhan encouraged them to make full use of the mentorship to produce meaningful books that would inspire India’s youth to read, write and engage deeply with knowledge.
He emphasised the importance of access to research material and directed that both physical and digital resources should be facilitated through the National Book Trust. He also said that the young authors should be provided access to resources under the ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ initiative. To further strengthen academic and research support, he suggested affiliating the selected authors with central universities in their respective regions.
Expressing happiness at interacting with the budding writers, the Minister noted that the diversity of themes reflected the diversity of India. He said the young authors are writing on subjects including the contribution of the Indian diaspora in nation-building, the Indian Knowledge System and Makers of Modern India.
The 43 selected authors are participating in a national camp being organised during the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026, being held from January 10 to 18 at Bharat Mandapam. The Fair is being organised by the Ministry of Education with the National Book Trust and was inaugurated on January 10 by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
The PM-YUVA 3.0 scheme aims to nurture young writers and promote a culture of reading, writing and knowledge creation while showcasing India’s intellectual and cultural diversity.
The event was attended by senior officials including Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Higher Education; Yuvraj Malik, Director, NBT-India; Dr Priyanka Mishra, CEO, Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya; Kumar Vikram, Chief Editor and Joint Director, NBT-India; and Ravi K. Mishra, Joint Director, Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya.
