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The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of India of 1962
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What was the main purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of India?
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To abolish the privy purses of the former rulers of princely states
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of India, enacted in 1962, abolished the privy purses and privileges of the former rulers of princely states. These rulers had been granted privy purses and other privileges under the terms of their accession to the Indian Union after independence in 1947.