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 |