The Objective of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment Act, 1971
the main objective of the act is to abolish the payment of privy purses to former Indian princes, which had been guaranteed to them under the Indian Constitution. The Indian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, sought to abolish the payment of privy purses as part of its broader program of nationalization and modernization.
The government believed that the payment of privy purses to former princes was an unjustified drain on the public exchequer and an obstacle to social and economic progress. The abolition of privy purses was also seen as a way to promote greater equality and social justice in India.
Twenty-Sixth Amendment Act, 1971
The 26th constitutional amendment was passed in 1971. It made many changes to the constitution which also included the abolition of the privy purse system for former Indian princes. This amendment also provides for the appointment of a commission to review the working of the Constitution every five years and submit a report to the President of India.
The concept of rulership and privy purse related to any clause and statement in the Constitution of India seemed to be incompatible with the very idea of an egalitarian society. So to end this clause, the 26th Constitutional Amendment Act was thus introduced so as to terminate this provision of privy purses and rulership and to move forward toward establishing an egalitarian society.