KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) collected an encouraging RM2.07 billion in repayments for 2019, exceeding its RM2 billion target.
Its chairman Wan Saiful Wan Jan said loan repayments had increased to 82.5% as of November 30 with further increases expected in December, compared with 81.3% last year.
In a statement issued yesterday, he said 172,863 applicants had been assisted with student loans, and 46% of this number comprised students from families in the B40 (bottom 40%) income group.
The National Education Savings Scheme’s (SSPN) investments also saw a 25.9% increase in dividends in 2019, compared with 2018.
At the same time, deposits into SSPN accounts increased by 18.7%, from RM671.9 million last year to RM798 million this year, with the total amount of deposits standing at RM5.3 billion.
Wan Saiful added that until November 30 this year, 404,676 new SSPN accounts were open, bringing the total number of SSPN accounts to 4.32 million, since the launch of the scheme in 2004.
Apart from retaining MS ISO 9001:2015 certification, the corporation received a number of awards in 2019, including the Social Media Excellence (Education Support) award in conjunction with Malaysia Social Media Week, and the Top Direct Debit Merchant award in the the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Awards.
— Bernama
