Amid continuing non-cooperation by the Congress-led UDF Opposition, the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed nine Bills, including the Nativity Card Bill, 2026, listed for the day. The Assembly transacted the entire business at record speed before the House adjourned sine die.
The demands for grants moved by various departments for the current and coming financial years were taken up and passed by the House without any discussions in the absence of the Opposition. Instead of ‘Vote on Account,’ the House chose to pass the full Budget for the next financial year.
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Among the various other Bills passed included the Abkari (Amendment) Bill 2026, the Kerala Advocates’ Clerks Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill 2026, and the Kerala Advocates’ Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill 2026.
Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal termed the passage of the Nativity Card Bill “a historic moment” as the legislation will “protect minority communities.” It will allow people from the State to declare themselves Keralites with the issuance of a nativity card.
