Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam
Parliament on Wednesday (August 12) passed a bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the Rajya Sabha clearing the legislation with a voice vote. Also
Parliament on Wednesday (August 12) passed a bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the Rajya Sabha clearing the legislation with a voice vote. Also Read: Parliament Monsoon Session Day 18 The Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, on Tuesday (August 11). The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution in 2024, urging the Centre to bring a law to change the name of the State to Keralam.
The Kerala government had forwarded a resolution passed by the State Assembly regarding the name change to the Centre in June 2024. Subsequently, the President of India referred a Bill to the State legislature for expressing its views, and later, the State Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution agreeing with the Bill.
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill provides for such alteration of the name of the State of Kerala and contains necessary amendments to the provisions of the Constitution and also consequential provisions, according to the
Bill's statement of objects and reasons. Amendments will be made in the First Schedule to the Constitution by modifying the name of the State of Kerala as Keralam in accordance with Article 3 of the Constitution.
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