Statistics Day - 75 Years of National Sample Survey (NSS)

The Statistics Day is observed annually on 29th June, commemorating the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, since 2007. This day celebrated valuable contribution by late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in the field of Economic planning, Statistics and Policy making.

- ALTAF HUSSAIN HAJI

The main objective of celebrating Statistics Day is to create public awareness, especially among the younger generation, about the role and importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation, data-driven development and data-driven decision making for the country. The data driven decision making is important and most essential skills for better understanding of statistical information emanating from official statistics and for facilitating evidence-based decision making

Every year on Statistics Day, one particular theme of current national importance is chosen for intensive and focussed attention. This year, the celebration of 19h Statistics Day has decided to celebrate statistics day with the theme “75 years of National Sample Survey”. The event of celebrating holds special significance as it marks 75th year of National Sample Survey. This year also National Sample Survey is celebrating its 75th years with the theme “NSSA Glorious Past to a Promising Future for a Viksit Bharat”. With the spirit and enthusiasm of knowing work assigned of the National Sample Survey (NSS) in the service of the nation since 1950 and celebrating 75th anniversary of organised different kinds of events by Field Operations Division of National Statistics office at local level for better publicity and awareness of the citizen particularly among young generations for the survey matters such as collection of data from households by the scientific statistical sampling methods.