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| Abbreviation | ISS | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1961 | ||||||||||
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| Civil Service academy | National Statistical System Training Academy (NSSTA) | ||||||||||
| Controlling authority | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service | ||||||||||
| General nature | Statistical Planning | ||||||||||
| Preceding service | Null | ||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 814 (2017) | ||||||||||
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| Chief Statistician of India Current: T.C.A. Anant |
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| Head of the Civil Services | |||||||||||
| Cabinet Secretary Current: Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
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The Indian Statistical Service (abbreviated as ISS) (Hindi: भारतीय सांख्यिकी सेवा) is an organized Group-A Central Civil Services.