What is Ninety-Seventh Amendment Act, 2011?

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Ninety-Seventh Amendment Act, 2011

Gave a constitutional status and protection to co-operative societies. In this context, it made the following three changes in the constitution:
It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right.
It included a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of cooperative societies.
It added a new Part IX-B in the constitution which is entitled as “The Co-operative Societies”.