Indian & World Geography·Policy Changes

White and Blue Revolution — Policy Changes

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EntryYearDescriptionImpact
42nd Amendment1976Added 'Cooperative Societies' to the Concurrent List (Entry 43A), enabling both Union and State governments to legislate on cooperatives. This provided constitutional backing to cooperative movements including dairy and fisheries cooperatives.Strengthened the legal framework for cooperative development, enabling better coordination between Centre and States in promoting cooperative-based rural development programs like Operation Flood
97th Amendment2011Added Article 43B in Directive Principles, making promotion of cooperative societies a constitutional obligation. Also added Article 19(1)(c) giving citizens the right to form cooperative societies.Provided constitutional protection to cooperative movement, ensuring government support for dairy and fisheries cooperatives and protecting them from arbitrary interference
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