1990 - SAARC Year: Care for the Girl Child | Commemorative Coin

As part of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the year 1990, a commemorative coin was released with the theme 'Care for the Girl Child'.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. As of 2021, SAARC covers 3% of the world's land area, encompasses 21% of the global population, and contributes to 5.21% of the global economy, boasting a GDP of US$4.47 trillion.

SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985, with its secretariat situated in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization's primary objectives revolve around fostering economic development and promoting regional integration. Additionally, SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic observer status at the United Nations and has established connections with various multilateral entities, including the European Union.

The fifth summit was held in Malé, Maldives, on 21–23 November 1990. It was attended by the Presidents of Bangladesh, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka, the Prime Ministers of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, and the king of Bhutan. During this summit, the leaders signed the SAARC Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, launched the Special SAARC Travel Document (providing visa exemptions for national judges, parliamentarians, academics, and their immediate families), initiated a Scheme for the Promotion of Organized Tourism, authorized the SAARC secretariat to share information and exchange reports, studies, and publications with the European Community and the Association of South East Asian Nations, and declared the period from 1991 to 2000 as the "SAARC Decade of the Girl Child."