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What is meant by ‘Privy Purses’? Why did Indira Gandhi insist on abolishing them in 1970?

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‘Privy Purses’ was the form of grant in heredity given to the rulers and their families: 

1. The grantor ‘Privy Purse’ was measured on the basis of extent revenue and potential of the merging state in the assurance given at the time of integration of princely states. 

2. Privy purses were criticised, the privileges given to princely states at the time of accession, integration, and consolidation were protested. 

3. Hence, some leaders like Indira Gandhi insisted on abolishing the privy purses because hereditary privileges were not constant with the principle of equality, social and economic justice laid down in the constitution. 

4. Hence in the elections of 1971, Indira Gandhi made this a major election issue and got a lot of public support and along with a massive victory in 1971 election, the constitution was amended to remove legal obstacles for an abolition of privy purses.

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