- Around 70% of the education loans disbursed in the country appear to be going to upper caste students, according to the data furnished by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
- The size of the loan sanctioned to GC students tends to be higher than the amount sanctioned to students from other categories.
- The report also said that 83% of the loans covered were smaller in size, i.e. within 4 lakh.