Patna, May 31 (UNI) Bihar government has sanctioned Rs 1094 crores for the payment of salaries and pensions to teachers and non-teaching staff of universities in the state for the financial year 2025-26.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, also holding the portfolio of Finance Department, said here that the state government had sanctioned Rs 1094 crores for payment of salaries and pensions to teachers and non-teaching staff of universities of the state for the financial year 2025-26. Out of a total sanctioned fund of Rs 1094 crore, a sum of Rs 460.85 crore had been sanctioned for salaries, while rest amount was given for pensions and other purposes, he added.



"Grants sanctioned by the state government are for the period from March 2025 to May 2025," Chaudhary said, adding that the number of staff and internal resources of universities were taken into consideration for calculating the funds sanctioned. It was done maintaining complete transparency, he added.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that only financial assistance was not the consideration of the state government for sanctioning the funds, but it was also a reflection of the commitment of the state government to higher education. Payment of retiral benefits to teachers and non-teaching staff would also be made from the sanctioned fund, he added.

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