Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh introduced the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on August 6, 2026. The Bill aims to modernise the governance structure and funding mechanism of ISI. The Indian Statistical Institute was founded in 1931 by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (P.C. Mahalanobis) in Kolkata and is one of India's premier institutes for statistical research, teaching, and application. ISI developed the National Sample Survey (NSS) methodology and Mahalanobis distance — foundational tools in statistics.
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Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill 2026 Introduced in Rajya Sabha — Modernises Governance of India's Premier Statistical Institution
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- Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh introduced the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on August 6, 2026
- The Bill aims to modernise the governance structure and funding mechanism of ISI
- The Indian Statistical Institute was founded in 1931 by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (P.C
- Mahalanobis) in Kolkata and is one of India's premier institutes for statistical research, teaching, and application
- ISI developed the National Sample Survey (NSS) methodology and Mahalanobis distance — foundational tools in statistics
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• ISI Bill 2026: Rajya Sabha; Minister Rao Inderjit Singh (MoS MoSPI, Independent Charge); August 6, 2026 • ISI: Indian Statistical Institute; founded 1931 by P.C. Mahalanobis; Kolkata • ISI contributions: National Sample Survey (NSS) + Mahalanobis distance + statistical sampling methodology • MoSPI: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; releases GDP, CPI, WPI, IIP, NSS data
