Educational loans to the tune of ₹6.72 crore were distributed to 155 students at a special education loan mela held here on Tuesday.
Virudhunagar district Collector N.O. Sughaputra distributed the loans to the students in the presence of District Lead Bank Manager Pandiselvan.
Senior representatives from 200 branches of nationalised and private banks participated in the camp.
Students and parents visited the stalls put up by all banks where all their doubts on educational loans were clarified by the officials
Fresh educational loan applications were given by the students at the camp. These applications will be scrutinsed and efforts will be taken to disburse educational loans to all eligible students within 20 days, the statement said.
