<span style="color: #222222;">The Government of West Bengal has launched an education loan scheme for the students aiming for higher studies.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The scheme, titled 'Students Credit Card' has been launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The scheme will provide soft loan upto Rs. 10 lakh with simple annual interest.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The loan will be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral studies within the country or abroad.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The loan will also be available to provide support to the students who want to prepare themselves for top central and state government jobs like UPSC and PSC.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Students residing in the state for at least 10 years will be eligible for the scheme till 40 years of age and can repay the loan in 15 years.</span><br />