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made this Fifteenth Day of August, 1948 between the Governor-General of India and the Raja of Bilaspur (Kahlur).

in the best interests of the State of Bilaspur and its people it is desirable to provide for the administration of the said State by or under the authority of the Government of the Dominion of India;

in view of the location of the contemplated Bhakra Dam in the said State it is the intention of the said Government to administer the said State as a separate Unit;

It is hereby agreed as follows:—

The Raja of Bilaspur 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 twelfth day of October, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as "the said day").

As from the said day the Dominion Government will be competent to exercise the said powers, authority and jurisdiction in such manner and through such agency as it may think fit.

The Raja 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 70,000 rupees free of taxes. This amount includes the sum of 10,000 rupees as the allowance of the Yuvraj and is intended to cover all the expenses of the Ruler and his family, including expenses on account of his personal staff, maintenance of his residences, marriages and other ceremonies and will neither be increased nor reduced for any reason whatsoever.

The said sum may be drawn by the Raja in four equal instalments in advance at the beginning of each quarter.

The Raja 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.