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National Statistics Day 2026 - June 29
June 30 , 2026
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- The day observed to mark the birth anniversary of Professor Prasanta Chandra (P.C.) Mahalanobis, the father of modern statistics in India.
- It has been observed since 2007 to promote the importance of statistics in planning, governance, and policy-making.
- The day is organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and the National Statistical Office (NSO).
- P.C. Mahalanobis founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in 1931 and established the National Sample Survey (NSS) in 1950.
- He developed the Mahalanobis Distance (D² Statistic) and the Mahalanobis Model, which guided India's Second Five-Year Plan.
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