Haryana to give guarantee for education loans
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 4
The Haryana Government today announced to extend credit guarantee for education loans to students for various categories of medical, engineering and other professional courses.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made this announcement while replying on Budget discussion. He said a credit guarantee fund would be set up by the government for the purpose.
The CM also announced a separate Foreign Cooperation Department to promote welfare of NRIs, investments and youth employment.
He said farmers, workers, students, teachers and representatives of panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies would be sent on foreign tours to make them aware of latest schemes at the global level. He said 500 members from different categories would be sent abroad every year.
He also announced that state government employees and their dependents would now be entitled to lungs and heart transplantation facility.
In case of any government employee or his/her dependent undergoing lung transplantation at Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai; Apollo Hospital, Chennai; MGM Hospital Private Limited, Chennai; or at any other equivalent hospital, would be entitled to get reimbursement of expenditure on package basis.
The government would also reimburse expenditure on heart transplant at recognised hospitals.
Other measures
- Foreign Cooperation Department to promote welfare of NRIs
- Govt employees and their dependents to get reimbursement for lungs, heart transplant
