Country’s Chief Statistician Pravin Srivastava denied extension !

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The tenure of Pravin Srivastava, Country’s Chief Statistician and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, will end on August 31. It is learnt that PMO has returned the file for his extension without approval.

An officer of 1983-batch Indian Statistical Service, Srivastava was appointed in October 2018. The ministry faced multiple controversies related to data — be it employment or GDP computation — during his tenure. The appointment process of Secretary to this ministry is different from others, and on earlier occasions academics too have held this post. Advertisement may now be issued for Srivastava’s replacement. (Indian Express)