A meeting of the Members of the Parliament from the State, called by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday, prior to the upcoming Parliament session, unanimously decided to visit the Union Ministers concerned to demand that Kerala’s borrowing limit be enhanced as per the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission.
The members of the State Cabinet and senior civil servants joined the meeting called online by the Chief Minister. Many current issues faced by the State and matters which need Centre’s intervention were discussed.
The main topic discussed at the meeting was the Centre slashing the State’s borrowing limit and the meeting agreed that the Centre should withdraw the step. The meeting also decided to raise with the Central Ministries and the Parliament the issue of the Centre withdrawing the State’s revenue subsidy, stopping the GST compensation, and the delay in giving the GST compensation arrears.
