Orders to freeze bank accounts of varsities in Bihar revoked
PATNA [Maha Media]: The Bihar Education Department withdrew its controversial orders freezing bank accounts of most of the state universities and withholding salaries of vice-chancellors and other officials for failure to comply with its directions.
The department’s move came in the backdrop of recent Patna High Court orders in this regard.
In a missive to VCs of all state-run universities on Wednesday, Baidya Nath Yadav, Secretary (Education department), said, "The department has decided to withdraw its earlier orders of freezing accounts of various state-run universities... following the recent orders of the Patna High Court."