Parliamentary Panel Flags Decline In Education Loans

A group in the Indian government called the Parliamentary Standing Committee noticed that it's getting harder for students to get loans for their education, even though studying at universities is becoming more expensive.

They found out that many students, especially those from poor or rural areas, don't know about the government's loan schemes.

The committee also discovered that most loans are given in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Maharashtra, while students in the north and rural areas are left behind.

They want the government to make it easier for students to get loans, especially those who are very poor, and to do more to tell everyone about these loan schemes.

Without these changes, they worry that students who need help the most might not be able to go to college.