RM100 aid for each IPT student
Published on: Monday, February 25, 2019
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Sunday announced aid of RM100 each for Malaysian students at institutions of higher learning (IPTs).
In a statement, MOF said the Government, in response to a suggestion by the Education Ministry (MOE) to help reduce the financial burden of IPT students, had agreed to approve the Higher Education Student Aid (BPPT) for this year.
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The aid, to be disbursed end of next month using existing mechanism, namely the Bank Rakyat debit card, is expected to benefit 1.2 million students and involve an allocation of RM120 million, it said.
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