{"id":12460,"date":"2021-11-24T20:25:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2021-11-24T20:25:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:25:13","slug":"over-500000-ptptn-borrowers-never-repaid-their-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12460","title":{"rendered":"Over 500,000 PTPTN borrowers never repaid their loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24\u00a0— A total of\u00a0539,284\u00a0National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) borrowers have never paid back their loans as of\u00a0Sept 30, according to the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said in a reply posted on the Parliament website today that they were among 2,424,009 borrowers who had completed their studies and were supposed to repay their loans amounting to almost RM24.6 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Of the total, 1,884,725 borrowers had paid back their loans, with 751,216 having settled their loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A total of\u00a0427,861 borrowers\u00a0have been paying consistently while 705,648 others do make repayments but inconsistently,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ministry was replying to a question by Datuk Salim Sharif (BN-Jempol), who wanted to know the number of borrowers who still owed the PTPTN and the total amount involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, as of Sept 30, the PTPTN had approved loans to more than 3.5 million borrowers, with the total disbursement amounting to over RM64.8 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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