PATNA, June 11 -- In a big relief after months for thousands of teachers and retired staff of Bihar's 13 state universities, the grant of Rs.1,094.091-crore has been released to the institutions for payment following Bihar government's approval, said a senior official of the education department.

The government had approved the release of the grant last week and now the funds have been released to the universities for disbursal to bonafide claimants which can reach them in a couple of days, said higher education director NK Aggarwal.

While Rs.416.49-crore has been released for the March to May 2025 salaries, another Rs.44.36-crore has been released for February salary in Pataliputra University's (Patna) and November to February salaries...