WOMEN IN RURAL COOPERATIVES: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY (WITH REFERENCE TO RAEBARELI DISTRICT)

Abstract

Co‐operation has been the lifeblood of Indian culture from the very beginning. By “co‐operation” we mean people working together in an organized manner; it is not a new Concept but has a centuries‐old history. As a result of the social and economic imbalance caused by the Industrial Revolution, a committee was formed in 1901 under the chairmanship of Edward Law to discuss the establishment of cooperative societies in India. The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 added Part XI‐B to the Constitution, dealing with cooperative societies, and inserted the word “co‐operation” after “associations and organisations” in Article 19(1)(c) of Part III.