President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to a B ill to rename Kerala as Keralam , with the legislation now becoming a law.
In the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said 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 Bill provides that the State of Kerala will be known as the State of Keralam, and hence there is a proposal to rename the State of Kerala to Keralam,” he said.
Subsequently, President Murmu referred the Bill to the State legislature for its views, following which the Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution agreeing with the Bill. The Kerala government had forwarded a resolution passed by the State Assembly regarding the name change to the Centre in June 2024.
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill provides for the alteration of the State’s name and contains necessary amendments to the Constitution and consequential provisions, according to the Bill’s statement of objects and reasons.
