Kerala faces a severe fiscal challenge. Total outstanding liabilities have surpassed Rs 5.07 lakh crore. Unpaid dues and deferred payments now stand at nearly Rs 49,000 crore. This situation significantly limits the state's capacity for development and infrastructure investment. Salaries, pensions, and interest payments consume a large portion of revenue. Capital expenditure is among the lowest nationally.

Kerala's fiscal structure is under severe strain, burdened by ₹5.07 lakh crore in liabilities and high committed expenditures.

Kerala faces a severe fiscal challenge. Total outstanding liabilities have surpassed Rs 5.07 lakh crore. Unpaid dues and deferred payments now stand at nearly Rs 49,000 crore. …

Keralam's White Paper reveals alarming financial struggles with ₹5.07 lakh crore debt and low capital expenditure amid rising liabilities.

LDF left ₹5.07 lakh cr liabilities, ‘misled’ people on treasury balance: Kerala CM | India News

K.N. Balagopal refutes V.D. Satheesan's debt claims with a White Paper estimating Kerala's liabilities at ₹5.07 lakh crore.

Kerala's budgetary practices are facing intense analysis. A recent white paper discloses staggering liabilities amounting to ₹5.07 lakh crore, which notably exceed the national…