<h1>Special fiscal relief demand: Kerala seeks central package and borrowing flexibility to alleviate strained finances.</h1> Kerala seeks a special financial package to alleviate strained finances from low central transfers, requests reinstatement of GST compensation, an unconditional increase in the open market borrowing ceiling for 2025-26, and projects that stimulate household incomes. It demands grant-based Viability Gap Funding for Vizhinjam port, separate rehabilitation funding for Wayanad landslide victims, and targeted packages for railway development, human-animal conflict mitigation, non-resident welfare, coastal erosion, and climate change measures.