India, Feb. 25 -- The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal of the Kerala Government to change the name of the State to Keralam, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its first meeting held at Seva Teerth, the new PMO complex.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the proposal for altering the name of the State of Kerala as 'Keralam', Vaishnaw said. After approval of the Union Cabinet, the President of India will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala for expressing its views under the proviso to Article 3 of the Constitution of India.

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