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“Statistics Day” will be celebrated on 29th June, 2018

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..... “Statistics Day” will be celebrated on 29th June, 2018 - News and Press Release Dated:- 27-6-2018 - News - Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu will attend closing ceremony of year long celebrations of 125 th birth anniversary of Professor P. C. Mahalanobis on Statistics Day. In recognition of the notable contributions made by Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the .....

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..... fields of statistics, statistical system and economic planning, Government of India in 2007, has designated 29 th June as the Statistics Day in the category of Special Days to be celebrated every year at the National level. 29 th June, 2017 marked the beginning of the 125 th year of birth of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis. ISI has held year-round celebrations which will be culminated on 29 th June .....

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..... , 2018. The objective of celebration of this Day is to create public awareness about the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation, to acknowledge the contribution of Prof. Mahalanobis, and to pay homage to him. Every year, one particular theme of current national importance is selected for focused discussions and efforts through out the year aimed at bringing .....

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..... about improvements in the selected area. The theme selected for the Statistics Day this year is Quality Assurance in Official Statistics . The theme has been chosen to underscore the importance of compliance with essential parameters of quality in statistical systems and products. The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) at Kolkata, set up by Prof. Mahalanobis in 1931, and was declared an autonom .....

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..... ous Institute of National Importance through an act of Parliament in 1959, celebrates 29 th June as the Worker Day . Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation and ISI are having a joint event on 29 th June, 2018 at Kolkata to celebrate the Statistics Day and the closing ceremony of the 125 th birth of Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu , Vice President of India .....

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..... will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Other dignitaries who will participate in the event include Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Statistics Programme Implementation, Dr. Vijay Kelkar, President, ISI and Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, Chairman, ISI Council. On the occasion, Vice President of India will release a commemorati .....

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..... ve coin of ₹ 125 and circulation coin of ₹ 5 denomination as a mark of respect/homage to Prof. Mahalanobis. The winners of Prof. P.V. Sukhatme Award 2018 and Prof. C.R. Rao Award 2017, will also be felicitated for their notable contribution in the field of Statistics. Statistics Day Celebrations will also be held throughout the country by the field offices of National Sample Survey .....

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..... Office, State Governments and Universities/Departments by organizing Seminars, Conferences, Debates, Quiz Programmes, Lectures, Essay Competitions, etc. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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