With respect to cooperatives in India consider the following statements:
1. Article 19(1)(c) provides the right to form cooperatives as a fundamental right.
2. Maharashtra constitutes around one fourth of India’s cooperatives.
3. 2025 is declared as the international year of cooperatives by the United Nation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3

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With respect to cooperatives in India consider the following statements:
1. Article 19(1)(c) provides the right to form cooperatives as a fundamental right.
2. Maharashtra constitutes around one fourth of India&rsquo;s cooperatives.
3. 2025 is declared as the international year of cooperatives by the United Nation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 correct: 97th Constitutional Amendment, 2011 granted constitutional status to Cooperative Societies with following provisions-

	Fundamental Right: Added "cooperative societies" in Article 19(1)(c).
	Directive Principle: Inserted Article 43B to promote cooperatives.
	New Part IXB: Added Articles 243ZH to 243ZT for cooperative governance

So Article 19(1)(c) provides the right to form cooperatives as a fundamental right.

Statement 2 is correct: Maharashtra has the highest number of functional cooperative societies in India, totaling over 2.15 lakh, which accounts for approximately 25% of the country's cooperatives.

Statement 3 is correct: The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the role of cooperatives in sustainable development.

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With respect to cooperatives in India consider the following statements: 1. Article 19(1)(c) provides the right to form cooperatives as a fundamental right. 2. Maharashtra constitutes around one fourth of India’s cooperatives. 3. 2025 is declared as the international year of cooperatives by the United Nation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3