SAARC

SAARC


SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR
SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR


REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL COOPERATION








Reasons to Born
Reasons to Born
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Successful performance of EEC,NAFTA and other
Successful performance of EEC,NAFTA and other
trade blocks.
trade blocks.
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Improving the employment opportunity.
Improving the employment opportunity.
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Improving the Income and Living Standard.
Improving the Income and Living Standard.
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Technological innovation and development.
Technological innovation and development.
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Expansion of market, in turn producing aggregative
Expansion of market, in turn producing aggregative
demand for products and services.
demand for products and services.
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To enrich the economic activity among the nation.
To enrich the economic activity among the nation.
Birth of SAARC
Birth of SAARC
=
Members made declaration on SAARC in August
Members made declaration on SAARC in August
1983.
1983.

=
Formal adaptation of charter of the SAARC was on
Formal adaptation of charter of the SAARC was on
December 1985 by the heads of the members of
December 1985 by the heads of the members of
country.
country.


India
India


Bangladesh
Bangladesh


Bhutan
Bhutan


Pakistan
Pakistan


Maldives
Maldives


Nepal
Nepal


Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka




Objectives of SAARC
Objectives of SAARC
f
To improve the quality of life and welfare of
To improve the quality of life and welfare of
people of the SAARC member countries
people of the SAARC member countries
f
To develop the region economically, socially
To develop the region economically, socially
and culturally
and culturally
f
To provide the opportunity to the people of the
To provide the opportunity to the people of the
region to live in dignity and to exploit their
region to live in dignity and to exploit their
potentialities
potentialities
Objectives (contd
Objectives (contd
)
)
1
To enhance the self-reliance of the member
To enhance the self-reliance of the member
countries jointly
countries jointly
1
To provide conductive climate for creating and
To provide conductive climate for creating and
enhancing mutual trust, understanding and
enhancing mutual trust, understanding and
application of one anothers issues
application of one anothers issues
1
To enhance the cooperation with other
To enhance the cooperation with other
developing economies
developing economies
Objectives (contd
Objectives (contd
)
)
4
To enhance the mutual assistance among the
To enhance the mutual assistance among the
member countries in the areas of economic, social,
member countries in the areas of economic, social,
cultural, scientific and technical fields
cultural, scientific and technical fields
4
To have unity among the member countries
To have unity among the member countries
regarding the issues of common interest in the
regarding the issues of common interest in the
international forums
international forums
4
To extend cooperation to other trade blocks
To extend cooperation to other trade blocks

Summit
Summit


Year
Year


Venue
Venue
1 1
st st
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
7 - 8 December 1985 7 - 8 December 1985
Dhaka Dhaka
2 2
nd nd
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
16 - 17 November 1986 16 - 17 November 1986
Bangalore Bangalore
3 3
rd rd
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
2 - 4 November 1987 2 - 4 November 1987
Kathmandu Kathmandu
4 4
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
29 - 31 December 1988 29 - 31 December 1988
Islamabad Islamabad
5 5
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
21 - 23 November 1990 21 - 23 November 1990
Male' Male'
6 6
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
21 December 1991 21 December 1991
Colombo Colombo
7 7
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
10 - 11 April 1993 10 - 11 April 1993
Dhaka Dhaka
8 8
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
2 - 4 May 1995 2 - 4 May 1995
New Delhi New Delhi
9 9
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
12 - 14 May 1997 12 - 14 May 1997
Male' Male'
10 10
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
29 - 31 July 1998 29 - 31 July 1998
Colombo Colombo
11 11
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
4 - 6 January 2002 4 - 6 January 2002
Kathmandu Kathmandu
12 12
th th
SAARC Summit SAARC Summit
2 - 6 January 2004 2 - 6 January 2004
Islamabad Islamabad
YEAR YEAR Name of the year Name of the year
1989 1989 SAARC Year of Combating Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking SAARC Year of Combating Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking
1990 1990 SAARC Year of Girl Child SAARC Year of Girl Child
1991 1991 SAARC Year of Shelter SAARC Year of Shelter
1992 1992 SAARC Year of Environment SAARC Year of Environment
1993 1993 SAARC Year of Disabled Persons SAARC Year of Disabled Persons
1994 1994 SAARC Year of the Youth SAARC Year of the Youth
1995 1995 SAARC Year of Poverty Eradication SAARC Year of Poverty Eradication
1996 1996 SAARC Year of Literacy SAARC Year of Literacy
1997 1997 SAARC Year of Participatory Governance SAARC Year of Participatory Governance
1999 1999 SAARC Year of Biodiversity SAARC Year of Biodiversity
2002-2003 2002-2003 SAARC Year of Contribution of Youth to Environment SAARC Year of Contribution of Youth to Environment
2004 2004 SAARC Awareness Year for TB and HIV/AIDS SAARC Awareness Year for TB and HIV/AIDS
2005 2005 South Asia Tourism Year South Asia Tourism Year
Year Year Decades Decades
1991-2000 1991-2000 SAARC Decade of the Girl Child SAARC Decade of the Girl Child
2001-2010 2001-2010 SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child
Organization Structure of SAARC
Organization Structure of SAARC
The council
Council of ministers
Programming Committee
Secretariat
Technical Committee
Standing Committee
The Council
The Council

Representatives
Representatives
:
:
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Represented by the
Represented by the
heads of foreign
heads of foreign
Minister of the
Minister of the
member of
member of
Government
Government
Meeting:
Meeting:
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The Council meets
The Council meets
once in two years.
once in two years.
Functions:
Functions:
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The Highest Policy
The Highest Policy
making body
making body
Council of ministers
Council of ministers
Representatives:
Representatives:
*
Represented by the foreign ministers of
Represented by the foreign ministers of
member Governments
member Governments
Meeting:
Meeting:
*
The Council meets twice a year or more times
The Council meets twice a year or more times
if necessary
if necessary
Functions of Council of
Functions of Council of
ministers
ministers

It reviews
the functioning
Of whole body system
It formulates policies It formulates policies
Decides the new Decides the new
areas of coordination areas of coordination
among the nations among the nations
Establishment of any Establishment of any
additional mechanism if any additional mechanism if any
Decides the issues of general Decides the issues of general
interests to the SAARC member countries interests to the SAARC member countries
Standing Committee
Standing Committee
Representatives:
Representatives:

It consists of Foreign secretaries of members

It consists of Foreign secretaries of members
governments
governments
Meeting:
Meeting:
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It is uncertain
It is uncertain
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Meeting will be held whenever there is a
Meeting will be held whenever there is a
necessary
necessary
Functions of Standing
Functions of Standing
Committee
Committee
Determining
inter-sectoral
priorities
Formulating the modalities of
financing
Monitoring and
coordinating
programmes
Mobilizing Co-operation
within and outside region
Functions
of Standing
Committee
Programming Committee
Programming Committee
Representatives:
Representatives:

It includes the senior officials of the member

It includes the senior officials of the member
Governments
Governments
Functions of
Programming
committee
Analyzing the reports
and submitting them to
the Standing Committee
along with its components
Scrutinising
the budget
of the
Secretariat
Finalizing the annual
schedule
of the secretariat
Carrying out the
Activities assigned
by the Standing
Committee
Technical committee
Technical committee
Representatives:
Representatives:

It comprises the representatives of all

It comprises the representatives of all
countries.
countries.
Functions of
Technical
Committee
Formulating
Projects &
programmes
in their
respective areas
Monitoring &
Implementing
Projects
Submitting reports to
the Standing
Committee via
the Programme
Committee
Technical Committees of
Technical Committees of
SAARC
SAARC
Rural
Development
2000
Science &
Technology
1983
Tourism &
Transport
2005
Health &
Population
activities
1984
Environment
2000
Communications
2004
Agriculture
2000
Technical
Committees
of SAARC
Regional Centres
Regional Centres
Regional centre Venue Year
SAIC Dhaka 1988
STC Kathmandu 1992
SDC New Delhi 1994
SMRC Dhaka 1995
SHRDC Islamabad 1998
SCZMC Male Jun-Jul 2004
SAARC Secretariat
SAARC Secretariat
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It does the Secretarial work of SAARC
It does the Secretarial work of SAARC
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It is located in Nepal
It is located in Nepal
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The Secretary-General is the chief of the secretariat
The Secretary-General is the chief of the secretariat
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The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council
The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council
of Ministers on rotation basis among the members
of Ministers on rotation basis among the members
for a period of three years
for a period of three years
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Secretary-General is assisted by Seven Directors one
Secretary-General is assisted by Seven Directors one
from each country and General Staff
from each country and General Staff


Activities of Secretariat
Activities of Secretariat
Servicing the
meetings
of SAARC
Serving as a
communication
link between
SAARC & other
international
forums
Co-ordinating,
monitaring &
implementing
SAARC activities
SAPTA
SAPTA
SAARC PREFERNTIAL TRADING
SAARC PREFERNTIAL TRADING
ARRANGEMENT
ARRANGEMENT
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It signed by the council of ministers on Apr 11, 1993 It signed by the council of ministers on Apr 11, 1993
Objectives
Objectives
4
To gradually liberalize the trade among member countries of SAARC To gradually liberalize the trade among member countries of SAARC
4
To eliminate trade barriers among the SAARC countries and reduce or To eliminate trade barriers among the SAARC countries and reduce or
eliminate tariffs eliminate tariffs
4
To promote and sustain mutual trade and economic co operation among the To promote and sustain mutual trade and economic co operation among the
member countries member countries
Product Areas
(scope)
All raw materials Semi finished products
Finished goods

Administration of
Administration of
SAPTA
SAPTA
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The benefits to the member The benefits to the member
countries would be accorded on countries would be accorded on
equitable basis of reciprocity equitable basis of reciprocity
and mutuality and mutuality
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The agreement would be The agreement would be
improved step by step through improved step by step through
mutual negotiations mutual negotiations
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The agreement has taken the The agreement has taken the
special needs of the less special needs of the less
developed countries into developed countries into
countries countries


Special treatment to
Special treatment to
least developed
least developed
countries by
countries by
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Providing technical assistance to, Providing technical assistance to,
establishing of industrial and establishing of industrial and
agricultural projects in order to agricultural projects in order to
boost their exports boost their exports
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Enhancing their exports by Enhancing their exports by
eliminating non tariff and eliminating non tariff and
paratariffs , providing duty free paratariffs , providing duty free
access etc. access etc.
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Establishing training facilities in Establishing training facilities in
the areas of export trade providing the areas of export trade providing
export credit insurance and export credit insurance and
marketing information marketing information
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Entering into long term contracts. Entering into long term contracts.