Dar es Salaam, Feb. 12 -- DODOMA: THE Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) has disbursed over 8.2tri/- in loans over the past two decades, benefiting more than 800,000 students.

Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adolf Mkenda revealed this, in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Ministrys Permanent Secretary, Professor Carolyne Nombo, during the launch of the 20th -anniversary commemoration of the boards establishment in Dodoma yesterday.

Prof Nombo also noted that the sixth phase government has increased the HESLBs annual budget from 570bn/- to 787bn/-, aiming to support a larger number of underprivileged students.

Since its establishment in 2004, she explained, the board has been proactive in addre...