{"id":393216,"date":"2026-08-13T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=393216"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:30:14","slug":"lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 11 August 2026, the Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which seeks to rename the State of Kerala as &#8216;Keralam&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Bill follows the Union Cabinet&#8217;s approval on 24 February 2026 of the proposal to rename the State from &#8216;Kerala&#8217; to &#8216;Keralam&#8217;. The proposal originated from a resolution passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2024, requesting the Central Government to amend the First Schedule to the Constitution under Article 3 and officially adopt the name &#8216;Keralam&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>The Lok Sabha has passed the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026<\/span>, providing that the State of Kerala will be known as &#8216;Keralam&#8217; from the appointed day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Bill proposes consequential amendments to the Constitution by replacing references to &#8216;Kerala&#8217; with &#8216;Keralam&#8217; in:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001575137\" target=\"_blank\">31A<\/a>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001575101\" target=\"_blank\">290A<\/a>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001575321\" target=\"_blank\">First Schedule<\/a>; and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001575341\" target=\"_blank\">Fourth Schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Bill empowers the appropriate Government to adapt or modify existing laws for up to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">one year<\/span> after the appointed day to give effect to the name change.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Courts, tribunals and authorities may construe existing laws in a manner necessary to give effect to the name change even where formal adaptation has not yet been carried out.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In all pending legal proceedings where the &#8216;State of Kerala&#8217; is a party, the &#8216;State of Keralam&#8217; will be deemed to be substituted upon commencement of the Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/02\/25\/cabinet-approves-kerala-to-keralam-name-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">Govt approves proposal to change the name of the State from &#8216;Kerala&#8217; to &#8216;Keralam&#8217;, moving the process forward under Article 3 of the Constitution.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, dated 11-8-2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Passed by the Lok Sabha, the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 seeks to formally adopt &#8216;Keralam&#8217; as the State&#8217;s official name and provide for consequential amendments to the Constitution and existing laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67525,"featured_media":393219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,13],"tags":[112211,99566,112210,112207,112208,112209,112203,112206,112204,112205,112212],"class_list":["post-393216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-statutes","tag-article-290a-amendment","tag-article-3","tag-article-31a-amendment","tag-constitutional-amendments-keralam","tag-first-schedule-amendment","tag-fourth-schedule-amendment","tag-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026","tag-kerala-renamed-keralam","tag-keralam-name-change","tag-lok-sabha-kerala-bill","tag-state-name-change"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lok Sabha Passes Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shubhi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shubhi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shubhi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac\"},\"headline\":\"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":259,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Article 290A amendment\",\"Article 3\",\"Article 31A amendment\",\"constitutional amendments Keralam\",\"First Schedule amendment\",\"Fourth Schedule amendment\",\"Kerala Alteration of Name Bill 2026\",\"Kerala renamed Keralam\",\"Keralam name change\",\"Lok Sabha Kerala Bill\",\"State name change\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Legislation Updates\",\"Statutes\\\/Bills\\\/Ordinances\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lok Sabha Passes Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac\"},\"description\":\"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"Kerala (Altearation of Name) Bill 2026\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13\\\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac\",\"name\":\"Shubhi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shubhi\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scconline.com\\\/blog\\\/post\\\/author\\\/shubhi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lok Sabha Passes Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 | SCC Times","description":"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill","og_description":"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shubhi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shubhi","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"Shubhi","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac"},"headline":"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill","datePublished":"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/"},"wordCount":259,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp","keywords":["Article 290A amendment","Article 3","Article 31A amendment","constitutional amendments Keralam","First Schedule amendment","Fourth Schedule amendment","Kerala Alteration of Name Bill 2026","Kerala renamed Keralam","Keralam name change","Lok Sabha Kerala Bill","State name change"],"articleSection":["Legislation Updates","Statutes\/Bills\/Ordinances"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/","name":"Lok Sabha Passes Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp","datePublished":"2026-08-13T07:30:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac"},"description":"Lok Sabha passes the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to rename the State of Kerala as Keralam and amend related provisions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"Kerala (Altearation of Name) Bill 2026"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/13\/lok-sabha-passes-kerala-alteration-of-name-bill-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From Kerala to Keralam: Parliament Clears Name Change Bill"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3e8a14a0016e76e01d69a7a3ca6164ac","name":"Shubhi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0da7aaea2ff41a69b9926284cf9e1f24b3f53e830b045ed1d3f853355e3e5157?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shubhi"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/shubhi\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kerala-Alteration-of-Name-Bill-2026.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393216"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":393222,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393216\/revisions\/393222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}