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P.C. MAHALANOBIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Published: 6th Jul, 2020

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C. Rangarajan has been conferred the P.C. Mahalanobis Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to official statistics on the Statistics Day on June 29.

  • Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C. Rangarajan has been conferred the P.C. Mahalanobis Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to official statistics on the Statistics Day on June 29.
  • In 2019, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation instituted a new award, namely, the P.C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics for recognizing outstanding achievement of official statisticians in Central Government, State Governments and Institutions.

    Professor P.C. Mahalanobis (1893-1972)

    • Professor P.C. Mahalanobis was a highly distinguished statistician who made extensive contributions to methodology, applications, statistical development, and public policy.
    • He founded the Indian Statistical Institute and served as an advisor to the Government of India

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