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Raj Kishor Pradhan

National Statistics Office, India, Sambalpur University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-9510-1979
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Raj Kishor Pradhan is a Senior Statistical Officer (SSO) with the National Statistics Office (NSO), Field Operations Division (FOD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics and has long experience in official statistics and socio-economic data analysis.

He appeared in the Indian Economic Service (IES) interview in 2008 and the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) interview in 2010. In 2012, he was selected as Economics Officer in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, through an interview conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); however, he chose to continue his professional career with the National Statistics Office.

Since 2013, alongside his responsibilities within India’s national statistical system, he has been actively engaged in academic research. As of 2025, he has published 16 research papers and has presented papers at national and international seminars. His research interests include economic development, MSMEs, sustainable development, labour and employment, applied economics, and official statistics.

In 2025, he contributed a research paper to the 75th Celebration of the National Sample Survey (NSS) – Commemorative Journal and participated in the 75th NSS Celebration held at Udaipur, marking 75 years of India’s flagship statistical system.

Employment

  • National Statistics Office, India Senior Statistical Officer
    2006 - Present

Education

  • Sambalpur University MA
    2002 - 2004

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Publications (23)