SAARCSTAT - SAARC Group on Statistics

Q.  SAARC Group on Statistics is called
- Published on 02 Sep 16

a. SAARCSTAT
b. SAARCSTATS
c. SAARC-S
d. S-SAARC

ANSWER: SAARCSTAT
 
  • The proposal for establishing cooperation in Statistics received enthusiastic support of the SAARC Member States which got the approval at the Thirtieth Session of the Standing Committee of SAARC (Islamabad, 18-19 July 2004).
  • India was chosen to host the First Meeting of the Heads of Statistical Organisations of SAARC Member States to examine the possibility of initiating cooperation in the field of statistics with a view to finalizing standard formats for exchange of statistical data in various economic and social fields.
  • Accordingly, in order to pursue and concretize cooperation in the field of statistics, the Heads of SAARC Statistical Organisations in their Meeting at Kolkata, India on 26-27 May 2005 formed a permanent “SAARC Group on Statistics”, namely, SAARCSTAT.

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