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Articles 243-ZH to 243-ZT of the Indian Constitution, forming Part IX-B, relate to which subject?

  1. A.Co-operative societies
  2. B.Municipal corporations
  3. C.District planning committees
  4. D.Metropolitan planning committees

Correct answer

A. Co-operative societies

Explanation

The correct answer is A, co-operative societies. Part IX-B was inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-seventh Amendment) Act, 2011, which came into force on 15 February 2012, and it gives constitutional status to co-operative societies. It fixes a maximum of twenty-one directors, a five-year term for an elected board, reservation for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and women, compulsory annual audit and the holding of a general body meeting within six months of the close of the financial year; the same amendment added the voluntary formation of co-operative societies to Article 19(1)(c) and Article 43B to the Directive Principles. Option B is wrong because municipalities, including municipal corporations, are covered by Part IX-A. Options C and D are wrong because district planning committees come under Article 243-ZD and metropolitan planning committees under Article 243-ZE, both within Part IX-A.

Read the full article: Parts of the Indian Constitution: I to XXII

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