(a) whether the Government has any plan to set up a national fund to provide low
interest loan to all financially backward students in colleges and universities;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government has any plan to set up a national fund to provide low
interest loan to all financially backward students in colleges and universities;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE) (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) to (c): No Madam. However, to ensure better flow of credit to deserving students, the Government
announced in the Budget 2012-13 setting up of a Credit Guarantee Fund (CGF) for education loans.