Matters relating to granting recognition status as ‘SAARC Recognized Body’ to organizations are governed by the SAARC Guidelines and Procedures for granting recognition status as ‘SAARC Recognized Body’.
The interested organizations and professional bodies seeking recognition as SAARC Recognized Bodies should be based in the SAARC Member Countries and work in the areas of promoting social, economic and cultural development in the region.
Guidelines and Rights and Obligations of SAARC Recognized Bodies
SAARC Recognized Bodies
|
SN |
Name of the Recognized Body |
Headquarters |
Expiry Date of Recognition |
|
1 |
Association of Management and Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) |
Hyderabad, India |
30 April 2019 |
|
2 |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation of Architects (SAARCH) |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
31 January 2017 |
| 3 |
Federation of State Insurance Organizations of SAARC Countries (FSIO) |
Mumbai, India |
31 January 2017 |
|
4 |
SAARC Diploma Engineers Forum (SDEF) |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
31 January 2017 |
|
5 |
Radiological Society of SAARC Countries (RSSC) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
31 January 2017 |
|
6 |
SAARC Teachers Federation (STF) |
New Delhi, India |
31 January 2017 |
|
7 |
SAARC Surgical Care Society (SSCS) |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
31 January 2017 |
|
8 |
South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) |
Lahore, Pakistan |
31 March 2019 |
|
9 |
SAARC Women’s Association in Sri Lanka (SWA) |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
31 October 2017 |
|
10 |
Hindukush Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resources Management (HIMAWANTI) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
31 March 2019 |
|
11 |
Federation of Association of Pediatric Surgeons of SAARC Countries (FAPSS) |
Chittagong, Bangladesh |
31 March 2019 |
|
12 |
South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
31 December 2016 |
|
13 |
SAARC Federation of Oncologists (SFO) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
28 February 2018 |
|
14 |
South Asian Association of National Scout Organization (SAANSO) |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
31 January 2017 |
|
15 |
South Asian Network of Economic Research Institute (SANEI) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
31 January 2017 |
|
16 |
SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology (SAO) |
New Delhi, India |
31 January 2017 |
|
17 |
South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
30 November 2017 |
|
18 |
Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) |
Ahmedabad, India |
28 February 2019 |