Kerala Alteration of Name Bill

August 12, 2026 9:07 PM

Parliament passes bill to rename Kerala as Keralam

Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the Rajya Sabha clearing the legislation with a voice vote. The Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, on Tuesday. 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 o...

August 11, 2026 3:43 PM

Lok Sabha passes NCDC Amendment Bill, Kerala Name Change Bill amid Opposition protests

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 by voice vote amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition members. The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill was introduced by Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol on behalf of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah. The Bill seeks to amend the National Co-operative Development Corporation Act, 1962, ...

February 24, 2026 3:42 PM

Union Cabinet approves proposal to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to alter the name of the State of Kerala to “Keralam,” setting in motion the constitutional process required for the change. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the Cabinet’s approval, the President of India will refer the proposed legislation - the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 - to the Kerala Legislative Assembly for its views, as mandated under Article 3 of the Constitution. Un...