Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 234.52 crore for allotment of 125 acres of land identified at mega industrial park for development of new campus for National Institute of Technology, Patna.

The cabinet also approved hike in dearness allowance (DA) of those whose salary/pension/family pension have not been revised since 2006. They would now be paid 245 per cent of DA instead of existing 234 per cent from 1 January, 2016.