The Bihar government will dismiss more than 3,000 teachers who secured appointments using allegedly fake degrees and forged educational certificates, PTI quoted state Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari as saying on Friday.

The minister said that disciplinary action will be taken against the teachers.

The announcement came following an investigation by the vigilance bureau into the recruitment of teachers between 2006 and 2015.

More than 1,800 first information reports have been filed against several teachers, The Times of India reported.

The education department will recover the salaries and honorariums paid to the teachers during their tenure with interest, the newspaper reported.

Edited by Nachiket Deuskar.