Rs 500 cr for payment of univs staff salary, other emoluments

The Bihar government today approved a sum of nearly Rs 500 crore, from its contingency fund, for payment of salary and other emoluments to teaching and non-teaching staff in the state's universities.
At the state cabinet meeting here, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, sanction was given for a total amount of Rs 491 crore from the Bihar Contingency Fund for payment of dues, in the current financial year, to serving and retired employees at the universities, Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, Upendra Pandey told reporters.
In another decisions taken at the cabinet meeting, a nod was given for payment, from the Contingency Fund, to the state parliamentary affairs department for meeting the expenses incurred during the conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Chapter, here, scheduled from February 16 to February 19, he said.

Legislators from states across the country as well as all members of both Houses of Parliament are expected to take part in the two-day conference.
Nod was also given for private capital investment of Rs 490.42 crore for setting up a 30 MW solar power plant and a cement factory in Aurangabad district, Pandey said.
Both the solar power plant and the cement manufacturing unit will be set up by Delhi-based Shree Cement Ltd, he said.\
Besides, approval was granted for private capital investment of Rs 81.24 crore for a 10 MW solar power plant at Sherghati in Gaya which will be developed by Delhi-based Sunmark Energy Ltd, the Additional Secretary said.