STUDY: Punjab Farm Crisis Fuels Massive Increase in Visa Applications to Study Abroad

Study finds 70% prospective student visa applicants from farming families in Punjab.

The first-of-its-kind study on socio-economic profile of such students by Prof Kamaljeet Singh and Dr Rakshinder Kaur of Regional Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala, revealed that agrarian crisis and widespread unemployment in Punjab were forcing the youngsters to take the “study route” to settle abroad.

Study Source: Tribune India