Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the high-level committee on demographic change to study the shift in population structure in border districts during a meeting, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: -

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a meeting with his ministry to ensure proper facilitation of the High-Level Committee on demographic change which has to document the shift in population structure in border areas, with agenda for the panel already formulated.

For the ground assessment, the Committee has been advised by Shah to also visit metropolitan areas and industrial towns, Ministry of Home Affairs officials said. The first meeting of the High-Level Committee has already been convened and the agenda has been formulated.

MHA will provide logistical and other necessary support for proper functioning of the Committee.

To assess alteration in demography, the Committee will also visit metropolitan areas and industrial towns. MHA will provide logistical and other necessary support for proper functioning of the Committee.

The MHA has finalised the structure and objective of its high-level committee task force on demographic shifts. The panel is headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, and Member Secretary will be Joint Secretary (Foreigners-I), MHA. The members are the Census Commissioner, former IAS officer Durga Shankar Mishra, retired IPS officer Balaji Srivastava, and economist Shamika Ravi. (Economist/Academic)

The committee is tasked with conducting a scientific evaluation of population shifts driven by illegal immigration and “unnatural causes.” Its core responsibilities include: identifying causes that trigger demographic shifts, such as cross-border activities, economic drivers, socio-environmental factors, and orchestrated migration patterns.

Examine structural population deviations within specific religious or social communities that diverge from broader national trends and recommend targeted policy, legislative, and administrative frameworks to address abnormal settlement patterns.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has earlier emphasised that unchecked demographic change directly impacts national sovereignty, law and order, local social structures, and the preservation of tribal societies.

Published on June 13, 2026