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PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme: <\/b>Education is the foundational and vital pillar of a prosperous society, the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme has been specially formulated and <\/span>approved by the Union Cabinet and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,<\/b> ensuring that financial limitations do not prevent any deserving student from achieving their academic goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It offers <\/span>education loans and takes an innovative, mission-mode approach,<\/b> aligning with the vision of inclusive education as per the <\/span>National Education Policy (NEP) 2020<\/b>. The PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme was built on the government’s longstanding initiatives to broaden access to quality education, especially for economically weaker sections.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme<\/b> is a new Central Sector scheme specially designed to support deserving and economically weaker students with collateral-free and guarantor-free education loans to students who secure admission in top <\/span>quality<\/b> higher<\/b> education<\/b> institutions (QHEIs)<\/b> across India. It is a student-friendly and fully digitalised application process that ensures transparency and simplicity in availing loans. This scheme covers full tuition fees and associated course expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a <\/span>mission-mode<\/b> mechanism<\/b>, it aims to simplify and extend educational financing, especially for students who belong to economically weaker backgrounds. This scheme was launched to align with <\/span>the<\/b> National<\/b> Education<\/b> Policy<\/b> (NEP)<\/b> 2020.<\/b> The goal of the scheme is to ensure that no eligible student is deprived of higher education due to financial constraints.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Features of the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Collateral-Free and Guarantor-Free Loans<\/b>: Under the PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme, students who get admission to eligible QHEIs can obtain loans without collateral or a guarantor. This feature ensures that students from financially deprived backgrounds can access funds without putting their families at risk.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Digital Application Process<\/b>: The loan application process is completely online, accessible through a unified PM Vidyalaxmi portal. Students can easily apply for loans and track their applications digitally through that portal. This transparency simplifies the entire process and ensures efficiency and ease of access.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Loan Guarantee and Interest Subvention<\/b>:<\/span>\n