India Forms High-Level Committee to Address Demographic Changes
The panel will assess illegal immigration-driven population shifts and recommend a time-bound solution, Home Minister Amit Shah said.
- On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the constitution of a high-level committee under retired Supreme Court Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar to assess demographic changes across India due to 'illegal immigration and other unnatural causes.'
- Prime Minister Modi's August 15, 2025 Independence Day address from the Red Fort raised concerns over illegal immigration's impact on demographic balance, citing what he described as deliberate attempts to alter the country's demographic structure through infiltration in border regions.
- Justice Naolekar will chair the committee, which includes Census Commissioner, retired IAS officer Durga Shankar Mishra, retired IPS officer Balaji Srivastava, and Dr. Shamika Ravi as members. The panel will analyze demographic patterns at religious and social community levels and deliver recommendations within a defined timeline.
- Home Minister Shah stated the committee will provide a comprehensive assessment and solutions, positioning demographic review as extending beyond population figures to encompass national security, law and order, and social transformation concerns.
- The Centre frames demographic assessment as central to protecting sovereignty and tribal communities, with the committee's formal constitution signaling that demographic trends will shape long-term policy decisions within the government's broader governance agenda.
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India Forms High-Level Committee to Address Demographic Changes
Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has welcomed the formation of a high-level committee, announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to study demographic changes due to illegal immigration. The committee, led by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, aims to address national security and cultural concerns.
Centre Forms Panel To Assess Demographic Shifts Due To Infiltration
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Centre has constituted a high-level committee under retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar to assess demographic changes across India.
The BJP has embarked on a mission-mode campaign to address infiltration and demographic change in Indian states bordering Bangladesh. Holding centers have been activated in West Bengal, where infiltrators are being detained. Meanwhile, the central government has formed a high-level committee to investigate the demographic imbalance in border states. Hundreds of Bangladeshis have already left Bengal due to fear of SIR.
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