Hyderabad State
Berar lease arrangement
The Nizam's sovereignty over Berar was reaffirmed but the province was leased in perpetuity to the Government of India for an annual rent of Rs 25 lakh; the Government of India was empowered to administer it as it thought desirable and the Hyderabad Contingent (except the artillery) was delocalised into the Indian army
VerifiedOfficial record. Source: MENON1956, Hyderabad ch.
