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Education

Higher education in India gets a ₹8,000 crore boost

The Union cabinet has increased Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)'s capital base to ₹10,000 crore from ₹ 2,000 crore

1 min read4 Jul 2018
Education

Higher education institutes to get HEFA funds from next session, says Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar said HEFA will raise up to Rs10,000 crore from the market and lend to government-run higher educational institutions

2 min read10 Feb 2017
Opinion

The budget and higher education

Increase in enrolment calls for improvement of the quality of education, which is in a dismal state

4 min read15 Mar 2016
Education

Budget 2016 sets stage for hike in IIT, varsity tuition fees

Budget has proposed setting up a Higher Education Financing Agency, which will tap bond markets and then lend proceeds to educational institutions to fund expansion plans

4 min read9 Mar 2016

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