Modi Cabinet gives green signal to the proposal to change the name of Kerala to ‘Keralaam’, an important step to respect linguistic identity and cultural heritage.

New Delhi : The Modi government at the Center has taken a big and historic decision regarding the linguistic pride and cultural identity of Kerala. The proposal to change the official name of Kerala to ‘Keralam’ has been approved in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi on Tuesday. This decision has been taken after the unanimous resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly, which demanded changing the name of the state in line with the original pronunciation of Malayalam language.

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Received official approval from cabinet

The name change proposal presented by the Home Ministry was discussed in detail in the important cabinet meeting held in New Delhi today. After getting the formal approval of the Cabinet, the Central Government will now present the Constitution Amendment Bill in the upcoming parliamentary session. With this decision, the long standing cultural and linguistic demand of Kerala has been fulfilled. Recently, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrashekhar had also strongly supported this historic change by writing a letter to the Prime Minister.

unanimous resolution of the state assembly

The Kerala Assembly had passed a special resolution in June 2024 requesting the Central Government to amend the First Schedule of the Constitution. While presenting the resolution, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had clarified that in Malayalam language the state has always been called ‘Kerala’, but in English and official government documents it is still called ‘Kerala’. The aim of the Assembly was to recognize it as ‘Kerala’ in all the official languages ​​included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

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Constitutional process of changing name

Under Article 3 of the Constitution, Parliament has the power to change the name of any state or alter its boundaries.

Process: First of all the Legislative Assembly of the concerned state passes a resolution to this effect.

Role of the Centre: The proposal of the state is considered by the Union Home Ministry and then it is sent to the Cabinet for approval.

Cabinet decision: Today the Modi cabinet has given its final approval to this proposal.

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Parliament and President: Now after the green signal from the Cabinet, the bill will be passed in both the houses of the Parliament. This name change will officially come into effect after the President signs it.

Linguistic pride and cultural importance

The word ‘Keralaam’ has deep historical significance for the Malayalam speaking people. Ever since the reorganization of states on linguistic basis in 1956, there was a movement to create a single state ‘Keralam’ by merging the Malayalam speaking areas. The government and local experts believe that the name ‘Kerala’ is a legacy of the colonial period, while the name ‘Keralam’ reflects the original linguistic identity and cultural heritage of the state.

After the recent renaming of Bihar’s ‘Gaya’ city to ‘Gayaji’, Kerala’s name change is another important step in India paying respect to its regional and linguistic heritage.