Cabinet clears Kerala to Keralam move under Article 3 of the Constitution

Direct fact

On 24 February 2026, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the process to rename Kerala as “Keralam” under Article 3 of the Constitution, following a Kerala Legislative Assembly resolution dated 24 June 2024.

Key specifics

• Article 3 governs the formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries and names.
• The Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on 24 June 2024.
• Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 on a linguistic basis.
• The proposal was examined by the Ministry of Home Affairs under Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
• Concurrence was received from the Department of Legal Affairs and the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.

Exam lens

Polity and constitutional procedure, Article 3, state name change, Kerala Assembly resolution 24 June 2024, Cabinet approval 24 February 2026 — TNPSC may ask the article number and the sequence of approvals.