FULL NAME OF SAARC, NAME OF SAARC COUNTRIES, MEANS OF SAARC

 SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION (SAARC)

SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia. It was established in 1985 when the Heads of State of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka formally adopted the charter.

SAARC RELATED IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Headquarters - Kathmandu (Nepal)

Founded on - December 8,1985 (Dhaka)

Member countries – 8

Member countries - India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

Last member - Afghanistan (2007).

The summit which decided to form SAARC - Dhaka Summit (1985)

First Chairman of SAARC - H.M. Ershad

First General Secretary of SAARC - Abdul Ahzar

The idea of SAARC was put forward by - Zia-Ur-Rahman (Bangladesh President)

Largest regional intergovernmental organization - SAARC

SAARC summits in India were held in – 1986, 1995 and 2007

SAARC University is situated at - New Delhi

Cultural capital of SAARC in 2017 - Dhaka

Largest member country in SAARC - India

Smallest member country in SAARC - Maldives

SAARC Agricultural Centre - Dhaka

SAARC Meteorological Research Centre - Dhaka

SAARC Forestry Centre - Thimbu

SAARC Development Fund -Thimbu

SAARC Documentation Centre - New Delhi

SAARC Disaster Management Centre - New Delhi

SAARC Coastal Management Centre - Male

SAARC Information Centre - Kathmandu

SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre - Kathmandu

SAARC Human Resources and Development Centre - Islamabad

SAARC Energy Centre - Islamabad

SAARC Cultural Centre - Colombo - Sri lanka