Explanation:

• Justification: The 97th constitutional amendment act gave a constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies and made the following changes in the constitution: It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right (Article 19).
• It included a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of co-operative societies (Article 43-B).
• It added a new Part IX-B in the Constitution which is entitled “The Co- operative Societies”.