Patna: In a significant move that brings relief to over 50,000 serving and retired teachers and non-teaching staff across Bihar's 13 conventional universities, the state's higher education department released salary and pension grants for the three-month period from March to May on Friday.
Funds Released for Pending Dues
Higher Education Director N K Agrawal confirmed that Rs 1,000 crore has been disbursed to the universities following approval from the finance department. The funds are intended to clear pending salary and pension arrears for employees and retirees.
Universities Benefiting
The grants have been allocated to all 13 universities, including Patna University, Magadh University, B R A Bihar University, L N Mithila University, Patliputra University, and Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.
Agrawal stated that the release is expected to facilitate the payment of three months' arrears to staff and pensioners at the earliest possible time.
Budget Context
As the annual budgets for the 2026-27 fiscal year are yet to be approved by the government, the grants have been sanctioned based on allocations made in February 2026. The director added that universities have been instructed to submit utilisation certificates for the grants within one month.
This move is anticipated to bring much-needed relief to thousands of employees and pensioners who had been awaiting the release of funds for several months.
