Recipients and Amounts
As stated above, the Privy Purses were determined by several factors. Minor feudatories of the erstwhile princely states received whatever little allowances the princely governments had been providing them. For the 565 princely states, Privy Purses ranged from 5000 (US$92) per annum to amounts in millions. Only 6 of the most important states in India were provided with Privy Purses above Rs. 10 lakh (US$18,000). These states were Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, Baroda, Jaipur and Patiala. For several rulers, the agreements provided for a reduction in the Privy Purse for successors. For certain other states, while certain amounts were guaranteed for the time being, it was liable to be reduced soon after. Thus Hyderabad which received initially a Privy Purse of Rs. 4285714 (US$78,000) was a few years later guaranteed a 2000000 (US$37,000) purse. The Government of India also generally reduced the allowances with every succession in the family.
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