<h1>Special Category status demand to secure fiscal support and pending dues for post bifurcation state finances.</h1> The Chair of the Fifteenth Finance Commission met the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to consider the State's fiscal challenges post bifurcation and requests for central support, including Special Category status, release of pending dues, a revenue deficit grant, increased borrowing limits and relief of past NSSF liabilities; the Chair undertook to examine the matters and continue dialogue while urging prioritised investment to secure future revenue.