The State government has issued a notification amending the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules (KSSSR) 1958, making proficiency in Malayalam language mandatory for entry to government services. The Aikya Malayala Prasthanam, which has been at the forefront of protests to ensure that Malayalam be made a basic requirement for government servants, has welcomed the amendment.
As per the addition to to the Rule 10 of the KSSSR, "a probationer in a service in the entry cadre who has not studied Malayalam as one of the languages till Standard 10 or as a subject at Plus Two or at degree level shall pass within the period of probation, a language test in Malayalam with not less than 40% marks conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission which shall be equivalent to Senior Higher Diploma test of the Malayalam Mission".
