Given the “pinponeo” that has arisen between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance over the resources that must be disbursed to ICETEX and that has educational loans for thousands of young people in suspense, The Attorney General’s Office began an inspection to establish what is happening with those monies.
“Our commitment to protect the rights of students and also to guarantee transparency in the management of public resources destined for higher education, we made formal requirements. “Initially, we requested detailed information from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education so that they could explain to us the status of the resources for the payment of the 2024 and 2025 PAC transfer, and about the situation of educational credits and pending transfers,” he said. the attorney Margarita Cabello.
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According to the Public Ministry, The complaints and complaints from students regarding this issue once again set off alarms about the transfer of money to the entity.d, which has been left hanging in the payment to universities that maintain commitments with the holders of subsidies for higher education.
“What became clear, after the technical inspection, is the ‘pimponeing’ that exists between the ministries of Finance and Education about the allocation of the money, leaving ICETEX in the middle with non-compliance with the commitments assumed with educational entities,” said Margarita Cabello.
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And there are nearly $328 billion that have not been transferred to ICETEX, a situation that affects more than 180,000 students, according to official figures.
Regarding this controversy, it is worth mentioning that the Minister of Education, Daniel Rojas, assured in the last few hours that: “The versions that claim that resources amounting to 432,000 million were cut from ICETEX in 2024 are false. Students can rest assured, since these transfers were requested and rescheduled by MinHacienda for the coming months. Don’t be fooled!”
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