The Bihar government is in news for coming up with an ingenious scheme to get more students to enrol for graduate or equivalent level courses across the state. To do this, the Nitish Kumar-led administration has come up with a novel Student Credit Card scheme, which will help students receive the much needed education.

Here’s a more detailed view of what the scheme is exactly about and how one can go ahead and avail this.

Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme: The Background

In an official communique, the government has stated that the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for higher studies stands at 14.3% in the state as compared to 24% in the rest of the country. And, to get more and more Standard 12 passouts to choose higher education, the government has decided to offer a credit card, which will not only fund their education, but also take care of their other key expenses while their studies are underway.