Saibal Chattopadhyay Appointed Chairperson of National Statistical Commission (NSC)

Exam-focused facts from the 20 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Saibal Chattopadhyay as the Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission (NSC).
Shubhabrata Das, Satyendra Bahadur Singh, and Madhavan Mukund have been appointed as members of the NSC.
The NSC consists of a part-time Chairperson, four part-time Members, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog as an ex-officio member.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) serves as the Secretary to the NSC.
The NSC was established in 2005 to serve as a nodal body for core statistical activities and to monitor statistical priorities and standards in India.