Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar appointed chairperson of the National Statistical Commission

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: December 06 2022

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Prof. Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, professor emeritus at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), has been appointed as part-time chairperson of National Statistical Commission of India (NSCI) for three years.
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.
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.
NSC is an autonomous body formed in June 2005 under the recommendation of the Dr. C Rangarajan commission.
The chairperson of the Commission enjoys the status of a Minister of State, Government of India.