The eligible candidates are required to submit their applications for the post with the ministry by August 17, as per a notice issued by MOSPI on July 17
Current Affairs : The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) has started the procedure for selecting Chief Statistician of India as occupant Pravin Srivastava would resign on August 31.
The qualified up-and-comers are required to present their applications for the post with the service by August 17, according to a notification gave by MOSPI on July 17.
Pravin Srivastava was selected as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI) in October 2018. His residency closes on August 31, 2020.
As per the service’s notification, the CSI would have a residency of three years which might be reached out by an extra two years.
The age of the applicant at the hour of applying ought not be over 55 years. The CSI likewise releases obligations as Secretary of MOSPI and furthermore heads the National Statistical Organization.
Moreover, the CSI fills in as Secretary of the National Statistical Commission. The service started the way toward enlisting the CSI in February 2018, a month after the retirement of TCA Anant.
The arrangement is significant in light of the fact that the CSI is liable for bringing out significant macroeconomic information which is required for strategy making by various wings of the administration.
The CSI brings out national records information (financial development), manufacturing plant yield and retail swelling. These three arrangements of macroeconomic information are required for making the correct strides at the opportune chance to move the financial exercises in the nation by the legislature.
Plus, the CSI is a go-to person for work studies, financial evaluation, the yearly review of enterprises, and studies on wellbeing, horticultural family units utilization spending.
Aditi Mehta 