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PTPTN Reaches Out To Communities Via Jelajah Aspirasi Malaysia 2025, Promotes Savings Habit
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Upholding the spirit of independence, the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) took part in the Jelajah Aspirasi 2025 Programme, engaging communities to cultivate financial planning and savings habits from an early age for a more secure educational future.
PTPTN chairman Datuk Seri Norliza Abdul Rahim said the programme served as a strategic platform for the corporation to engage with the community, explain its products and raise awareness on the importance of saving.
She said the concept of saving reflected the true spirit of independence, as it could help the community break free from the chains of debt.
'PTPTN aims to change the community's mindset from borrowing to saving so that they can truly be independent from the shackles of debt in the future,' she told reporters after attending the Jelajah Aspirasi Malaysia 2025 Programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Gelugor here.
Also present were Penang State Broadcasting Department (RTM) director Nor Hisham Abbas, Penang State Education Department's Learning Sector deputy director Mohamad Zawawi Ahmad, PTPTN senior general manager Wan Zawiah Wan Abu Bakar, and PTPTN Penang State Office director Muhammad Muhsin Abdul Rahman.
The programme was organised by RTM and PTPTN as strategic partners, aiming to provide the public with information to appreciate the meaning of independence, with Penang serving as the third stop of the tour.
As part of its social responsibility initiative, PTPTN contributed RM100 each to 100 SK Sungai Gelugor students in the form of National Education Savings Scheme (Simpan SSPN) Prime accounts.
Prizes were also presented to the winners of a competition held in conjunction with the programme, which aimed to raise awareness of the importance of saving for education from an early age and to support aspirations for higher education.
According to Norliza, Simpan SSPN offered a range of benefits, including income tax relief on savings of up to RM8,000 per year, takaful protection, free matching grants of up to RM10,000 for eligible families, competitive dividend rates, and Syariah compliance.
