29 JUNE: "NATIONAL
STATISTICS DAY"
Every
year 29th June is celebrated as the National Statistics day .
National Statistics Day was celebrated first time in the year 2007.The June 29th
June was chosen to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made by prof.
Prasant Chandra Mahalanobis in the field of economics planning and statistics .
29th June is the birth anniversary of Prof P.C.Mahalanobis.
P.C.Mahalanobis.
(29 June 1893- 28 June 1972) was an Indian Scientist and statistician .He was
the Recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 1968. He served as the chairman of the
United Nations Sub Commission on statistical Sampling from 1947 to 1951. In
1931, prof PC Mahalanobis founded the ISI ( Indian Statistical Institute).
The
theme of National Statistics Day (2020)
is SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy
lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) & SDG- 5 (Achieve gender
equality and empower all women and girls.
The
aim of National Statistics Day
is to create public awareness among people about importance of statistics in
daily life and in process of planning and development.
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