{"id":52356,"date":"2025-06-28T14:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T08:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=52356"},"modified":"2025-06-28T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:06:46","slug":"statistics-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/statistics-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Statistics Day 2025 Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will celebrate the 19th Statistics Day in Delhi on June 29th.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Statistics Day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Statistics Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is celebrated annually on <\/span><b>29th June<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to commemorate the <\/span><b>birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a pioneering Indian statistician and planner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day aims to <\/span><b>create awareness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially among the <\/span><b>youth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about the <\/span><b>importance of statistics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>socio-economic planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>evidence-based policymaking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theme of Statistics Day 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201c75 Years of National Sample Survey\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights the <\/span><b>long-standing contribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>National Sample Survey (NSS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in providing <\/span><b>reliable, timely, and large-scale socio-economic data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> essential for governance and national development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organised by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (<\/span><b>MoSPI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Birth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 29 June 1893<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as the <\/span><b>Father of Indian Statistics.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creator of <\/span><b>Mahalanobis Distance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a key statistical metric for multivariate data analysis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Founder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1931.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>National Sample Survey (NSS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1950.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member of India\u2019s First Planning Commission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, contributed to <\/span><b>Five-Year Plans.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Awarded<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Padma Vibhushan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for his contribution to science and statistics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocate of <\/span><b>data-based governance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>planning.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Other Important Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Statistics Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was first celebrated in <\/span><b>2007.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>World Statistics Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is observed by the <\/span><b>United Nations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every <\/span><b>five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><b>20th October.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2140329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PIB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics Day is celebrated annually on 29th June to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prof. 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