Shri Banshidhar Mahapatra
- Hails from Sankroda village under Mahanga police station in Cuttack District Passed Matriculation from R. N Bidyapith, Kothapada (1970), Graduated with Mathematics (Hons.) from Ravenshaw College(1974) and Post Graduation in Statistics from Utkal University (1976).
- Joined Ministry of Statistics and Pogramme Implementation, Govt. of India and posted in the state of Gujarat where he served in various capacities for more than 30 years before moving to Odisha.
- Well acquainted with various Statistical surveys on socioeconomic condition in rural and urban areas leading to estimation of poverty, literacy etc. Supervision of price statistics for calculation of Whole sale & Consumer Price Index by Govt. of india.
- Also acquainted with food crop estimation surveys and surveys on Industrial growth and their asset formation, consumption, labour turnover and production etc. Visited several handloom units in Jamnagar and Junagadh where Bandhani ( tie& die) sarees and dress material are prepared.
- Worked as Secretary and President of leading housing cooperative Society at Ahmedabad for five years. Presently Vice President of Operation Research Society of India, Odisha chapter and Geneal Secretary of Utkal Statistics Alumni Association (USAA).
- After superannuation from Indian Statistical Service (ISS), worked as a Consultant to the Ministry for supervision of statistical surveys.
