Prof PC Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics-2022: Apply by March 11

Training Unit, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India; Khurshid Lal Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi has invited applications/nominations for ‘Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics-2022’.

The awards have been instituted to promote excellence and to recognize outstanding contributions made by the Official Statisticians in the area of Official/Administrative Statistics in India.

Maximum of 3 Awards will be given annually for outstanding and meritorious contribution of an individual for development and promotion of official statistics that has immensely benefitted the Indian Official Statistical System or the benefits that may accrue in the near future, particularly, but not limited to, in the fields of (i) Sample Surveys; (ii) National Accounts; (iii) Index Numbers; (iv) Social Statistics; (v) Automation in collection, compilation and dissemination of data; (vi) Data Storage and Dissemination; (vii) Statistical Systems; (viii) Big Data; (ix) Data Warehouse; and (x) Management Information System (MIS).

There will be 3 categories of award: Category A: for in-service Official Statistician with less than 45 years of age; Category B: for in-service Official Statistician above 45 years of age; and Category C: for non-serving/retired Official Statisticians for their lifetime achievements, who served in the Government/Autonomous Bodies throughout his/her career.

Award in each category will consist of a citation, a cash prize of Rs. 2,00,000/-, shawl and a memento. The awardees will be entitled for payment of TA/DA as per rules and entitlement applicable to them.

Eligibility: Any in-service Official Statistician in Central Government, State Governments and Autonomous Bodies, who is less than 45 years of age for Category A and more than 45 years of age for Category B. Non-serving/retired Official Statisticians with more than 55 years of age as on 31st December 2021, who served in the Government/Autonomous Bodies throughout his/her career are eligible for Category C of the Award.

Applicant/nominee should have made significant contribution in the field of official statistics. Details are given in the Notification at  https://www.mospi.gov.in/ (What’s New > Announcements links).

Applications/nominations: Nominations (maximum of two nominations in each category) for the Award should either be proposed by Heads of Central Ministries / Departments and State Departments and Autonomous Bodies or directly by the applicants themselves for all the Categories of the Awards.

Applications/nominations should be submitted in prescribed format through email at training-mospi@nic.in as per instructions given at annex to the detailed Notification at https://www.mospi.gov.in/ (What’s New > Announcements links).
Last date for submission of nominations/ applications is 11th March, 2022.

More details are given in the Notification.