The right to form cooperative societies, a fundamental right has been provided in ____.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RPF Constable (2018) Official Paper (Held On: 03 Feb, 2019 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 97th Amendment Act, 2011.

Key Points

97th Amendment Act, 2011
- The right to form cooperative societies is a fundamental right that has been provided in the Indian Constitution.
- It is enshrined in Article 19(c) of the Constitution, which guarantees the freedom to form associations or unions.
- This right was added to the Constitution by the 97th Amendment Act of 2011.
- Article 19(1)(c) guarantees all citizens the right "to form associations or unions or co-operative societies".
- However, this right, like other rights under Article 19, is not absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions under clause (4) of the same article, namely "in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order or morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence".

Additional Information

Amendment	Explanation
79th	It was passed in 1999. It extended the reservation of states for SCs and STs and special representation for Anglo Indians in LS and State Legislative Assemblies for a further period of 10 years.
54th	It was passed in 1986. it increased the salaries of SC and HC judges and enabled parliament to change them in future by ordinary law
63rd	It was passed in 1989. Repealed the changes introduced by 59th CAA of 1988 in relation to Punjab.
11th	It was passed in 1961. It changed the procedure of election for vice president by providing an electoral college

Important Points

Note that by the recent 104th Constitutional Amendment Act,
- the reservation of SC/STs is extended for further 10 years but the reservation of Anglo Indians in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is abolished by this Amendment Act.