Twenty-Sixth Amendment Act, 1971
Q1. When was the 26th Constitutional Amendment passed?
Ans: The 26th Constitutional Amendment was passed in 1971.
Q2. What was the aim of the 26th Constitutional Amendment?
Ans: The primary objective of the amendment was to abolish the Privy Purse system for former Indian princes.
Q3. What is the Privy purse?
Ans: Privy purse was a payment made to the former Indian princely rulers after they agreed to integrate their territories into the Indian Union following India’s independence in 1947.
Q4. The 26th Constitutional Amendment was passed during the tenure of which Prime Minister?
Ans: The 26th Constitutional Amendment was passed during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Q5. What is Article 362?
Ans: It states that the rights and privileges of the rulers shall be protected and protected by the Government of 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.