▁Member ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Board ▁which ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Program ming ▁Committee ▁of ▁SA AR C . ▁ ▁Regional ▁Cent res ▁The ▁SA AR C ▁Secret ariat ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁following ▁Regional ▁Cent res ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Member ▁States ▁to ▁promote ▁regional ▁co - operation . ▁These ▁Cent res ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁G over ning ▁Bo ards ▁compr ising ▁represent atives ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁Member ▁States , ▁SA AR C ▁Secretary - General ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign / External ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Host ▁Government . ▁The ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁acts ▁as ▁Member ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Board ▁which ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Program ming ▁Committee . ▁After ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁there ▁ 6 ▁regional ▁cent ers ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁These ▁are ▁SM RC , ▁S FC , ▁SD C , ▁SC Z MC , ▁S IC , ▁S HR DC . ▁ ▁Anth em ▁SA AR C ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁official ▁anth em ▁like ▁some ▁other ▁regional ▁organizations ▁( e . g ., ▁A SE AN ). ▁ ▁A pe x ▁and ▁Rec ogn ized ▁Bod ies ▁ ▁SA AR C ▁has ▁six ▁A pe x ▁Bod ies , ▁they ▁are - ▁ ▁SA AR C ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁& ▁Indust ry ▁( S CC I ), ▁ ▁South ▁Asian ▁Association ▁for ▁Regional ▁Co operation ▁in ▁Law ( SA AR CLA W ), ▁ ▁South ▁Asian ▁Federation ▁of ▁Account ants ▁( SA FA