Tejashwi’s salary dues sent for clearance: Minister

Abhay Singh / TNN / Apr 10, 2026, 23:55 IST

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Tejashwi’s salary dues sent for clearance: Minister

In a recent announcement, Bihar's Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav confirmed that the long-awaited salary dues for opposition leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have been successfully processed. He emphasized the government's commitment to ensuring that all lawmakers and public servants receive their payments and pensions on time.

Patna: Finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav on Friday said the salary dues of leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have been sent to the treasury office for clearance. He added that there is no issue regarding payment of salaries and pensions to lawmakers or govt employees in the state.“The salaries and pensions of legislators, as well as govt officers and employees for March, have been disbursed smoothly since April 2,” the minister said.He asserted that no department is facing any problem in salary or pension payments and said he had personally taken up Tejashwi’s case with the drawing and disbursing officer (DDO) of the state assembly after reports of a delay surfaced.Citing details provided by the assembly DDO, the minister said the salary slip for Tejashwi’s dues for the period from Nov 16 to Dec 2, 2025, was sent to the treasury office on March 18 for clearance.He added that the salary slip for the period from Dec 2025 to March 2026 was sent to the treasury on Friday. “The treasury office has already cleared it,” he said.

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About the AuthorAbhay Singh

Having done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazaribagh (now in Jharkhand), graduated in history from Patna College. Started as a freelance journalist for Free Press Journal (Mumbai) from Patna, and then joined The Times of India, Patna, as a staff reporter, got promoted to senior reporter, and later, briefly functioned as news editor. In reporting, initially covered districts like Darbhanga and Bhagalpur on events and various aspects, and then from Patna, have covered state politics, political parties, elections, state assembly, government, cabinet, departments like finance, irrigation and a few others, also CM, occasionally PM's tours, and social issues. Have written two books -- first, Bihar in Messianic Times, second, The First Address, on the Governor House (Bihar), commissioned by the Response (Advertisement) wing of The Times Of India, Patna.

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