National Statistics Day 2023: Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis established the National Statistical System; in recognition of his vital contribution, June 29 is designated as Statistics Day.
On April 1, National Statistics Day is observed.
The date for National Statistics Day in 2023 is June 29.
In 2006, the Indian government decided to declare Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis’ birthday as National Statistics Day in recognition of his contributions to statistics. The statement was therefore published in the Indian Gazette on June 5, 2007, and the first National Statistics Day was marked on June 29. Since then, a yearly celebration of the event has taken place.
National Statistics Day’s theme has not yet been made public.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, an Indian scientist and statistician, was a member of the first Planning Commission of independent India. In addition, he is renowned for developing a large sample survey and calculating the Mahalanobis distance. Mahalanobis made contributions to anthropometry and founded the Indian Institute of Statistics. In India, June 29 is honoured as National Statistics Day. For his contributions in statistics, he has received several awards, including the OBE, FNA, FASc, and FRS.
Professor Prasanta is credited with creating the concepts of huge sample and Mahalanobis distance surveys, as well as underlining the importance of sampling methodologies. The Mahalanobis distance, his noteworthy contribution, is one of the most important and well-known metrics of how far a point deviates from a distribution.
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is in charge of planning National Statistics Day. MoSPI organises a variety of events to celebrate noteworthy contributions to the government’s statistics system on this occasion.
Honours are given to statisticians for their outstanding contributions in both theoretical and practical statistics. Seminars, conferences, discussions, and contests will be organised to raise public awareness of how official statistics support societal advancement. As part of Statistics Day every year, MoSPI also delivers a quick presentation on a subject of national importance.
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