Which policy initiative of Indira Gandhi

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Target Exam

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Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

Which policy initiative of Indira Gandhi was criticised as "breach of faith with the princes"?

Options:

Integration of Princely states into the Indian Union

Nationalisation of Banks

Abolition of Privy Purse

Zamindari Abolition Act

Correct Answer:

Abolition of Privy Purse

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Abolition of Privy Purse

In 1971, Indira Gandhi abolished the Privy Purse and special privileges given to former princes, which had been guaranteed at the time of their accession to India.
Morarji Desai called this move a “breach of faith with the princes”, since these payments were part of the negotiated settlement during integration.