The Parliament in order to address the problem introduced 97th Amendment to the Constitution. The Co-operative societies play an important role in the socio-economic development of the country. The main aim of Co-operative societies is to provide tangible benefit to all people who face similar problems. Bureaucratic control interference in the management,.Lack of mobilisation of internal resources and over-dependence on Government assistance,.Mounting overdue in cooperative credit institution,.Lack of active participation of members in the management of cooperatives.The failure of cooperatives in the country is mainly attributable to: InВ the areas of dairying, sugar and handlooms, the cooperatives have achieved success to a very great extent. The cooperatives have been operating in various areas of the economy such as dairying credit, production, textiles etc. The history of Co-operative movement in India has its roots in the agriculture and various allied sector. vs State of Kerala and 97th Amendment shall be the focal point of the analysis to understand post and pre amendment view of вЂњ Co-operative societies under the ambit of RTI actвЂ™вЂ™. This paper seek to determine whether the co-operative society is whether a co-operative society registered will fall within the definition of вЂњpublic authorityвЂќ under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short вЂњthe RTI ActвЂќ) and be bound by the obligations to provide information sought for by a citizen under the RTI Act.

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