 Dutta made generous donations from his earnings and personal property for the development of educational institutions, such as the Radium Institute in Patna Medical College, Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Ayurvedic College and schools for the blind and deaf.A short film based on the life and works of Dutta was made by Prakash Jha.Dutta was Minister for Local Self Government of Bihar and Orissa under British rule, and one of the major public figures of the province of Bihar.