BYJU'S owes a total of around ₹4.5 crore to 160-200 former employees, Karnataka's Labour Minister Santosh Lad told Moneycontrol. He met with BYJU'S representatives on July 1 and urged them to settle outstanding dues owed to former employees. "I have instructed them to settle at least 50%...dues...at the earliest, with remaining 50% to be paid in due course," Lad said.