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In 1971, all princely titles and privy purses were abolished by the Indian government.

Although politically important members could be relocated or exiled, they retained throughout India and until the end of the Raj a hereditary right to their former princely rank and titles (in several cases including a gun salute) as well as a monetary "political pension" in the form of a privy purse.

A motion to abolish the privy purses, and the official recognition of the titles, was originally brought before the Parliament in 1970 and passed in the Lok Sabha, but failed by one vote to reach the required two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha, with 149 voting for and 75 against.

As defined from 1949 under Article 291 of the Indian Constitution, a privy purse would be a fixed, tax-free sum guaranteed to the former princely rulers and their successors.

About 102 privy purses were of more than a 1 lakh with an upper ceiling of 2 lakh for all except 11 states.

In some individual cases, privy purses were continued for life for individuals who had held ruling powers before 1947; HH Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi's allowance was reinstated after a prolonged legal battle), and lasted until she died in 1985.

The state had a privy purse of 33,000 Rs.

The privy purses were determined by several factors.

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Princes would receive an annual payment from the Indian government in the form of a privy purse as compensation for the surrender of their powers and the dissolution of their states.

Many of the former royalty tried to protest against the abolition of the privy purses, primarily through campaigns to contest seats in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971.

Only six of the most important princely states in India were provided with privy purses above 10 lakh (worth 8,898 oz of gold): Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, Baroda, Jaipur and Patiala.

The privy purses continued to be paid to the royal families until the 26th Amendment in 1971, by which all their privileges and allowances from the central government ceased to exist, which was implemented after a two-year legal battle.