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04/12/22 15:28 PM IST

Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar named as chairperson of the National Statistical Commission

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  • Government of India had appointed Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Professor Emeritus at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), as the part-time chairperson of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India for a period of three years.
About Rajeeva Laxman
  • Mr. Karandikar is widely known for his three decades of work on probability theory as well as applications of mathematics and statistics to real world questions.
  • He has designed, supervised and analysed nationwide opinion polls for the Indian parliamentary elections as well State assemblies since 1998. He is known for developing a new model and methodology for seat prediction, which has been quite successful for over the last 20 years.
  • Mr. Karandikar was a member of the committee constituted by the Election Commission (EC) of India to advice the EC on the sampling scheme for EVM-VVPAT verification.
National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India
  • NSC is an autonomous body formed in June 2005 under the recommendation of the Dr. C Rangarajan commission.
  • The objective of its constitution was to reduce the problems faced by statistical agencies in the country with respect to the collection of data, and strengthen public trust in the numbers released by the Government of India.
  • The chairperson of the Commission enjoys the status of a Minister of State, Government of India.
Source- PIB

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