The state Education department released funds to universities to pay teachers and non-TEACHING staff salary, pension, and other arrears, but only after a post by noted folk singer andPadma Bhushanawardee,Sharda Sinha, about the demise of a retiredLalit Narayan Mithila University(LNMU) teacher went viral on Social Media.
The allocation of funds to universities is as follows: Rs 15.64 crore to Patna University, Rs 36.98 crore to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Rs 17.64 crore to Veer Kunwar Singh University, Rs 45.06 crore to Jai Prakash University, Rs 8.21 crore to Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Rs 20.29 crore to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Rs 157.35 crore to LNMU, Rs 24.28 crore to Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga University, Rs 33.64 crore to Patliputra University, Rs 4.29 crore to Purnea University, Rs 5.36 crore to Munger University, Rs 32.43 crore to Magadh University, and Rs 18.30 lakh to MaulanaMazharul HaqueArabic and Persian University.