THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a first of its kind in Kerala, the state held a special cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in online mode. The meeting was held to extend the time limit for passing the finance bill through an ordinance.

Under the present situation, the deadline for passing a finance bill was extended from 90 days to 180 days. The cabinet amended sub-section 2C of the Kerala Fiscal Responsibility Act. The cabinet also decided to extend the validity of the commission that was appointed to study the salary revision of government employees and teachers. The validity has been extended by 4 months.

While CM Pinarayi Vijayan participated from his official residence, the other cabinet ministers took part in the meeting from their office or residence.

This is the first time such a thing has happened and it was decided to go into online mode after the state has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases.