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National Statistics Day – June 29

June 30 , 2019 1848 days 781 0
  • The National Statistics Day is observed annually on June 29.
  • The theme of this year's Statistics Day is Sustainable Development Goals.
 
  • This day commemorates the birth occasion of Professor P C Mahalanobis.
  • He was the chief architect of Indian statistical system as well as father of statistical science in India.
  • He established the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in 1931 in Kolkata.
  • He was a member of the Planning Commission.
  • The “Mahalanobis model” was employed in the Second Five Year Plan, which worked towards the rapid industrialisation of India.

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