Programme Schedule

Day 1: November 03, 2026

Venue: PJ Auditorium

Inauguration 10:30AM –11AM

Inauguration and Inaugural Lecture: Professor S. Mahendra Dev

Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Former Director and Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

Session 1: Theoretical Issues in Official Statistics (11AM - 1PM)

Chair: Professor (Retd.) Arup Bose: TBC

ISI

Keynote Speaker: Professor Saibal Chattopadhyay

Ex-Director, IIM Calcutta, Chairperson, National Statistical Commission, Govt of India

Speakers: (30 mins each including Q&A)

Professor (Retd.) Gopal Basak, ISI

Professor Debashis Paul, ISI

Dr. Anurag Dey, ISI

Lunch & Networking: ISI Guest House (1PM - 3PM)

Session 2: Empirical Issues in Official Statistics (3PM - 5.30PM)

Chair: Professor (Retd.) Bimal Roy

Former Chairman of NSC and former Director, ISI

Keynote Speaker: Professor (Retd.) Mausumi Bose

ISI

Speakers: (30 mins each including Q&A)

Professor Debasis Sengupta, ISI

Professor Nachiketa Chattopadhyay, ISI

Professor Swagatam Das, ISI

Dr. Kaushik Jana, ISI Delhi

Day 2: November 04, 2026

Venue: PJ Auditorium

Session 3: Indian Official Statistics: Some Issues (10.30AM - 1PM)

Chair: Professor (Retd.) S.P Mukherjee

Professor (Retd), Calcutta University and Chairman, Board of Directors, ISEC

Keynote Speaker: Shri Ravi Shankar

Executive Director, Department of Statistics and Information Management, RBI

Speakers: (30 mins each including Q&A)

Shri Aloke Kar (ISS-Retd.), ISI

Shri P.C Mohanan, (ISS-Retd.)

Shri G.C Manna, (ISS-Retd.)

Shri Onkar Prosad Ghosh,ISS, DDG, DGCIS, Govt of India

Lunch & Networking: ISI Guest House (1PM - 3PM)

Session 4: Official Data Analytics for Policy Needs: Panel discussion (3PM - 6PM)

Moderator: Shri Subrata Gupta

IAS (Retd)

Keynote Speaker: Professor Pulak Ghosh

IIM, Bangalore and EAC-PM

Panellists: (20 mins each)

Dr. Utz Pape, Lead Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank

Dr. Himadri Ghosh, Head, Statistical Ecology and Environmental Statistics, ICAR

Shri Venkataramana R Hegde, ADG, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India

Ms. Radha R. Ashrit, DDG, NITI Aayog

Ms. Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD, Krea University

Dr. Swati Bhattacharjee, Anandabazar Patrika

TIFT, Govt of Tripura: TBC

Session 5: Poster Session: Theme: Evidence Based Policy Making: Showcasing State Level Experiences (in collaboration with The Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States)

11AM to 5PM, November 3 - 4, 2026

Participants: Various States of India and organisations

Venue: TBA

Guidelines for Poster Preparation

In charge: Dr. K. Satpathy

Chief Librarian,ISI

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