Anvesha-A Nationwide Quize Contest on Official Statistics held at Cotton University
Dispur, Rongili Barta- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is organizing iconic week celebrations under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav during 27 th June- 3 rd July 2022. As part of this week celebrations, field Operations Division (FOD) of National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation organized Anvesha 2022, a nationwide quiz contest of collage/university student & alumni on 27 th June 2022 at the Sudmersen Hall of Cotton University. The quiz contest, which is principally on official statistics, intends to promote awareness about official statistics and enlighten the young, minds on various facets of the official statistical system. The quiz contest Guwahati is being organized by FOD’s State Capital Regional Office, Guwahati. The event was inaugurated by Shri Paban Kr. Borthakur, Additional Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam. In his inaugural speech he mentioned the importance of statistics for proper planning and implemmention of Government function. Sri Barthakur also spoke about the accuracy and timeliness of any statistical analysis for interpolation and extrapolation of the ideas. In this inaugural session of the quize contest Prof Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, Vice Chancellor of Cotton University delivered the keynote address on Data Science and its importance and implementation on statistical study. The session was started with the welcome address offered by Swapnalee Bhattacharya, Deputy Director General of National Statistical Office, Guwahati. In her address she underlined the peculiar situation of low representation from Assam in both the Subordinate Statistical Service as well as in Indian Statistical Service, and hoped that when such events gets wide publicity either through the participants or media, it would help enlighten the young minds about the official statistical system, which will furthermore make them aware of the corresponding career avenues. Anvesha 2022 was successfully hosted by the quizmasters Paran Jyoti Borah and Gitanjali Sarmah where 29 teams of 58 students from different colleges/Universities of Assam were participated in the contest. All participating student were provided certificate of participation and exciting prizes was awarded to the winning team.