thiruvananthapuram the state cabinet decided to amend the kerala provisional collection of revenues act of 1985 as the assembly session could not be convened to pass the finance bill for 202021 the amendment has been brought in to allow the government to collect revenues for 180 days from the existing 120 days now the state cabinet will have to pass the finance bill before the end of september as per the act the government can only collect revenues for 120 days if the finance bill is not passed now this provision has been extended to 60 more dayschief minister pinarayi vjayan said the amendment had to be done since the assembly session cannot be convened due to the existing situationsimilarly the state cabinet also decided to amend the kerala fiscal responsibility and budget management act to take a loan of rs 1471 crore the centre had given sanction to take a onetime loan of rs 1471 crore subject to the condition that an amendment has to be brought in the act the state government has decided to utilize this loan facility depending upon the prevailing financial position said the chief minister as per the act the fiscal deficit of the state should be limited to 3 of the total domestic production for ensuring this it has been decided to take the onetime loan and hence the amendment in the act said the chief ministerthe state cabinet also decided to donate rs 2 crore as flood relief to assam government