Like SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), there are eleven regional centres of SAARC. The SAARC Secretariat is supported by these Regional Centres. The RCs are established in Member States to promote regional cooperation. These Centres are managed by Governing Boards comprising representatives from all the Member States, SAARC Secretary-General and the Ministry of Foreign/External Affairs of the Host Government. The Director of the Centre acts as Member Secretary to the Governing Board which reports to the Programming Committee.
At present, there are two RCs in Dhaka (Bangladesh), two in Delhi (India), two in Kathmandu (Nepal), two in Islamabad (Pakistan) and one each in Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Following are the regional centre: -
- SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC), Dhaka (www.saarcagri.net)
- SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC), Dhaka (www.saarc-smrc.org)
- SAARC Tuberculosis Centre (STC), Kathmandu (www.saarctb.org)
- SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), New Delhi (www.sdc.gov.in )
- SAARC Human Resources Development Centre (SHRDC), Islamabad ( www.shrdc.org)
- SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC), Maldives ( www.sczmc.org/)
- SAARC Information Centre (SIC), Nepal (www.saarc-sic.org/ )
- SAARC Energy Centre (SEC), Pakistan (saarcenergy.org )
- SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), India (saarc-sdmc.nic.in )
- SAARC Forestry Centre (SFC), Bhutan
- SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka ( www.saarcculture.org)
