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OBJECTIVES
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE & WELFARE OF PEOPLE
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
STRENGHTEN SELF RELIANCE AMONG MEMBERS
CONTRIBUTE MUTUAL TRUST & UNDERSTANDING
ASSIST IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, TECHANICAL,CULTURAL & SCIENTIFIC FIELDS
STRENGHTEN COOPERATION AMONG THEMSELVES &OTHER DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
COOPERATE ON ISSUES LIKE WATER RESOURCES,
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
SAARC ALSO LOOKS IN CRITICAL AREAS LIKEPOVERTY, EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS &
ARTS.
POVERTY
TWELFTH SUMMIT DECLARED POVERTY ERRADICATION ASTHE MAIN
GOAL
THE PLAN OF ACTION INCLUDED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,FIGHTING URBAN &
RURAL POVERTY , MULTI-CULTURISM,
EDUCATION
OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES
EMPHASIZED ON PROMOTION OF EDUCATION
STANDARDISATION OF CURRICULA, MUTUALRECOGNITION OF COURSES
SAARC TEACHERS FORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
FREE EDUCATION TO ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN THE
CULTURE SPORTS & ARTS

PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR PROTECTIONCONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE

OFCULTURAL & PILGRIMAGE SITES

ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS & CULTURE

LAST SAARC CULTURAL FESTIVAL WAS HELD INDHAKA

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INDEX

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INTRODUCTION OF SAARC
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SAARC AND INDIA
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OBJECTIVES
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METHODOLOGY

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MISSION VISION AND PRINCIPLE

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SAARC AWARD

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SAARC FUND

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SAARC SUMMIT

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SAARC EXPORT

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FINANCIAL ARRENGEMENT IN SAARC

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ACHIEVEMENTS OF SAARC
12

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PROBLEMS OF SAARC
13

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KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAARC REGION

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CONCLUSION

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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