PATNA, March 13 -- Holi is over and Eid is approaching, but not the wait for thousands of retired teachers and employees of the state universities, who have not got pension for over two months.

On Wednesday, the Federation of University Teachers' Association of Bihar (FUTAB) wrote to Bihar chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit about the plight of retired teachers awaiting pension.

"Pensioners are mostly low paid employees. The fourth grade employees are the worst hit. The government says there is no financial constraint, but when it comes to universities even the salary and pension gets delayed," the FUTAB leaders said.

The leaders said there were many pensioners, who suffered from cancer, heart disease or were on dialysis, and needed timely ...