The Tripura Merger Agreement

The Ruler of Tripura hereby cedes to the Dominion Government full and exclusive authority, jurisdiction and powers for and in relation to the governance of the State and agrees to transfer the administration of the State to the Dominion Government on the 15th day of October 1949 (hereinafter referred to as the said day).

The Ruler shall with effect from the said day be entitled to receive from the revenues of the State annually for his privy purse the sum of Rs. 3,30,000 free of all taxes. This amount is intended to cover all the expenses of the Ruler and his family, including expenses on account of his personal staff and residence.

The Ruler shall be entitled to the full ownership, use and enjoyment of all private properties (as distinct from State properties) belonging to him on the date of this agreement. The Ruler will furnish to the Dominion Government before the 15th day of October 1949 an inventory of all the immovable property, securities and cash balances held by him as such private property.

The Ruler shall be entitled to all the personal privileges, dignities and titles enjoyed by him whether within or outside the territories of the State immediately before the 15th day of August 1947.

The Dominion Government guarantees the succession, according to law and custom, to the gaddi of the State and to the personal rights, privileges, dignities and titles of the Ruler.