Budget 2024: Group proposes expanding full PTPTN funding to M40 students


KUALA LUMPUR: The National Association of Bumiputera Private Higher Education Institutions Malaysia (PKIBM) has proposed extending the 100 per cent financing for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans to all students in the M40 category.

PKIBM president Amir Hamzah Md Isa said under the current policy, students from M40 families are offered only 75 per cent financing, compared to the B40 group which receives full funding of RM4,000 per semester for diploma-level studies.

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