Centre notifies resolution on high-level committee on demographic changes
The Ministry of Home Affairs has established a high-level committee to address challenges arising from demographic changes in India. These changes are largely attributed to illegal immigration and have affected various regions beyond border districts, impacting public services and governance. The committee aims to recommend mechanisms for population stabilization and improve responses to these demographic shifts.
- ▪The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the resolution on a high-level committee on demographic changes.
- ▪Demographic changes are linked to illegal immigration and have affected urban centers and tribal regions.
- ▪The committee will recommend an institutional mechanism for population stabilization.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) notified the resolution on high-level committee on demographic changes.The MHA in a statement said, extensive challenges have arisen from demographic changes, including due to illegal immigration and demographic changes have been observed in certain regions of the country which are not attributable to normal fertility or mortality trends but are instead emerging due to external abnormal factors such as illegal immigration, irregular population mobility, and administrative laxity.Although these changes are most visibly concentrated in the border districts, their impact has extended beyond those areas, now affecting urban centres, industrial corridors, tribal regions, and other socially and economically sensitive areas, thereby…
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