Bihar CM Nitish Kumar distributed appointment letters to 51,389 newly recruited teachers. The total number of government teachers in the state will now be 5,65,427. The state government prioritizes education and plans to allocate more budget. Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav criticized the recruitment process and demanded 65% reservation for backward communities.
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