TELS and Toppers to continue - AG TELS and Toppers to continue - AG Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reassured people that despite the situation the country is facing with the current COVID-19 outbreak, programmes that are important to youths, such as the Tertiary Education Loan Scheme and Toppers initiatives, would continue. 16,661 students are currently studying under the TELS program while 2,525 students are studying under the National Toppers Scheme. In the 2020-2021 National Budget, the Government allocated $35.5 million for the Toppers Scheme while $161.1 million was set aside for the TELS program.