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Governing Board

Governing Board

The Governing Board is the highest authority of SARSO, vested with all powers relating to its functioning. The Governing Board consists of Heads of the respective National Standards Body of each Member States and representative of Ministry of Economic Development, Republic of Maldives. The Chairperson of the Technical Management Board, the Secretary General of SAARC or his representative and Director General of the SARSO are the ex-officio Members of the Governing Board. The Chairperson of the Governing Board is appointed from among the Members.

Currently, Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini, Director General, Nepal Bureau of Standard and Metrology (NBSM), Nepal is the Chairperson of the Governing Board of SARSO.

PAST CHAIRPERSONS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SARSO:

Sl. No.

Name Country Period

1.

Mr. A.K. Fazlul Ahad

 

Additional Secretary (Retd)

Director-General

Bangladesh Standards and

Testing Institution (BSTI)

Bangladesh 14 December 2011 – 14 December 2013

2.

Mr. Phuntsho Wangdi

 

Director-General

Bhutan Standards Bureau

Mr. Sonam Phuntsho

Director-General

Bhutan Standards Bureau

Bhutan

 

 

02 April 2014 – 02 April 2016

3.

 

Smt. Alka Panda IAS

 

Director General

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Smt. Surina Rajan IAS

Director General

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

India

 

 

 

 

28 February 2017 – 28 February 2019

The details of Meetings of the Governing Board of SARSO are as follows:

Meeting Dates Venue Chairperson
First 14-15 December, 2011 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. A.K. Fazlul Ahad, DG, BSTI, Bangladesh
Second 2-3 April, 2014 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. Phuntsho Wangdi, DG, BSB, Bhutan
Third 19-20 December, 2014 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. Phuntsho Wangdi, DG, BSB, Bhutan
Fourth 14-15 December, 2015 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. Sonam Phuntsho, DG, BSB, Bhutan
Fifth 28 Feb-01 March 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh Smt. Alka Panda, DG, BIS, India
Sixth 08-09 March 2018 New Delhi, India Smt. Surina Rajan, DG, BIS, India
Seventh 22-23 November 2018 Kathmandu, Nepal Smt. Surina Rajan, DG, BIS, India
Eighth 05-06 November 2019 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. Bishwo Babu Pudasaini, DG, NBSM, India