Patna: More than 50,000 working and retired teaching as well as non-teaching staff of 13 conventional universities in Bihar has been enduring severe financial distress due to blocked salaries and pension disbursements. Delays stemming from administrative standoffs and missing documentation have left many elderly retirees struggling to afford essential daily needs and critical medical treatments.The…
Patna: The fate of a draft statute proposing sweeping changes to the appointment of assistant professors in Bihar universities hangs in the balance as governor-cum-chancellor of universities, Syed Ata Hasnain, seeks a fresh review of the selection process through a committee of experts.Academics said several provisions in the draft statute, which has already been circulated…
Patna: Taking cognizance of the hardships faced by thousands of retired teachers and non-teaching staff of Bihar’s universities due to irregular pension payments, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has asked the state education department to take prompt action in this regard.Forwarding a petition from the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations of Bihar (FUTAB), the minister’s…
