By Our Reporter
Shillong: In Meghalaya many important decisions relating to the development and upliftment of the State are ‘politically-decided’ which indicates that most of those decisions does not cater to the needs of the common man, retired NEHU professor L Marbaniang observed.
“There is no proper planning by the experts in the field to analyse a particular decision which is helpful to the common man,” he said adding that a proper methodology is required to feel the pulse of the common man.
Prof Marbaniang was addressing a gathering on the occasion of National Statistic Day organized by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in collaboration with the State Directorate of Economics and Statistics at the Don Bosco Youth Centre here on Friday.
The National Statistics Day coincides with the birth anniversary of Prof PC Mahalanobis, widely regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Statistics’.
Highlighting the lack of statistical analysis in meghalaya, Prof Marbaniang said unless a correct projection of the statistical data is made, policy-makers won’t be able to know the needs and problems of the people.
He further stated that political masters need to be well-educated and well-aware of the basic needs of the people and at the same time initiate strong policies which cater right down to the grassroots level.
Providing a holistic picture of the performance of the country, he said that the operations conducted in the country only centered around three things – Military, Census and Election.
Speaking about the development of the North East region, Prof Marbaniang said “At a macro level, development in the region is very satisfactory but at the micro level we see many loopholes. The North East is still lagging behind in many aspects.”
Later, reacting to queries on the upcoming 2013 polls in the State from a Statistical point of view, Prof Marbaniang said “It is difficult to predict the mindset of the people and equally difficult to say which party will win the maximum seats.”
Earlier, Director of Economics and Statistics, A Marbaniang, attended the function as the chief guest. The function was attended by faculty members and students of various colleges, besides others.