B40 group not exempted from PTPTN loan repayment


THERE are no plans to abolish the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans for borrowers from the B40 income group.

Any such abolition would incur a high cost, of about RM42.34bil to 1.84 million borrowers, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

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