President Murmu Gives Assent to Bill to Renaming Kerala as Keralam
The law follows a 2024 Assembly resolution and will amend the Constitution’s First Schedule to reflect the new name.
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Kerala Bill, 2026, formally enacting legislation to rename the state as Keralam.
- The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on August 11, 2026, followed by the Rajya Sabha the next day, completing parliamentary approval before presidential assent.
- A unanimous resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly in 2024 urged the Centre to enact this change, initiating the state-led legislative process.
- Under the legislation, the First Schedule to the Constitution is modified in accordance with Article 3, formally replacing Kerala with Keralam in official state records.
- This formal enactment concludes the legislative process initiated by the state government in 2024, with the Bill providing necessary consequential provisions for the official name alteration.
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Kerala is officially Keralam: President Murmu gives assent to renaming bill
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New Delhi, Aug 17: President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to a bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the legislation now becoming a law. The Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, on Tuesday, followed by the Rajya Sabha the next day. 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 t…
Kerala is now Keralam after President approves new bill
President Droupadi Murmu has assented to the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, making Keralam the state's official name. The change follows the Assembly's 2024 resolution, parliamentary approval and constitutional amendments under Article 3.
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