Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: PIB
Context: The Government of India celebrates Statistics Day every year on June 29th in honour of the late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, who made significant contributions to the fields of Economics, Planning, and Statistics.
The objective of Statistics Day is to raise awareness, particularly among the younger generation, about the role and importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation for the country’s development.
The theme of Statistics Day for 2023: ‘Alignment of State Indicator Framework with National Indicator Framework for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals.’
P C Mahalanobis (1893-1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, referred to as the father of Indian statistics, founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and is one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India
