The Unification of Rajasthan | AswaTH अश्वथ

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Unification of Rajasthan

State Secretariat:
- Established on 5th July 1947
- V.K Manon(Secretary)
- Provision of State Secretariat:
  - Those princely state having an income of more than 10 crores and a population of more than 10 lakh could keep their existence independent.
    - Only four states in Rajasthan come in this provision, they are:
      1. Jaipur
      2. Jodhpur
      3. Udaipur
      4. Bikaner
At the time of Independence, there were 19 princely state and 3 Thikanas in Rajasthan
- 3 Thikanas(Sub-states)
  1. Lava(Tonk)
  2. Neemrana(Alwar)
  3. Kushalgarh(Banswara)
The Unification of Rajasthan was completed in seven stages

Matsya Union formed:(18 March 1948)
1. By merging four states and a Thikana, namely:
  1. Bharatpur
  2. Dholpur
  3. Alwar
  4. Karauli
  5. Neemrana(Thikana)
2. K.M Munshi gave the name Matsya Union.
3. Capital:
  - Alwar(Ruler-Tej Singh)
4. Personalities and their designations:
  1. Head of the State(Raj Pramukh):
    - Maharaja Udai Bhan Singh of Dholpur
  2. Deputy Head of the State(Up Raj Pramukh)
    - Maharaja Ganeshpal Singh of Karauli
  3. Prime Minister:
    - Shobharam Kumawat of Alwar
  4. Deputy Prime Minister
    - Jugal Kishore Chaturvedi
5. Inauguration Place
  - Bharatpur(Ruler-Brijendra Singh)
  - By the central minister N.V Gadgil on 18th March 1948.