**Executive Summary**
The Government of India has established a High-Level Committee to scientifically assess demographic changes resulting from illegal immigration and other abnormal factors. Following the announcement of the "High-powered Demography Mission" on 15 August 2025, the Committee met with the Union Home Minister on 01 July 2026 to outline its operational strategy. The Committee is directed to conduct nationwide visits and provide policy and legislative recommendations to the government at the earliest.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Objectives and Mandate**
* Scientifically assess demographic shifts occurring across various parts of India due to illegal immigration and abnormal reasons.
* Analyze the underlying causes of these shifts.
* Recommend specific policy, legislative, and administrative measures to address demographic changes.
* **Operational Strategy**
* The Committee will conduct field visits to various States and Union Territories (UTs) to gather first-hand, ground-level information.
* A detailed questionnaire has been prepared and will be sent to States/UTs in advance to facilitate meaningful data collection.
* The Committee will interact with Central Government Ministries to receive feedback on demographic subjects.
* **Committee Composition**
* **Chairman:** Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (Retired).
* **Members:** The Census Commissioner, Shri Durga Shankar Mishra (Retired IAS), Shri Balaji Srivastava (Retired IPS), and Dr. Shamika Ravi (Member of PMEAC).
* **Government Directives**
* The Union Home Minister has directed the Home Secretary to provide all necessary assistance to the Committee for its daily operations and visits.
* The Committee has been urged to submit its final recommendations as soon as possible.
**Impact Analysis**
**High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes**
**Impact:** Assigned the responsibility of conducting a comprehensive, scientific investigation into national demographic trends.
**Action Required:** Execute State/UT visits, utilize questionnaires for data collection, and formulate policy recommendations for the Ministry of Home Affairs.
**States and Union Territory Administrations**
**Impact:** Subject to ground-level reviews and data requests from the Central High-Level Committee.
**Action Required:** Complete and return the detailed questionnaire provided by the Committee and facilitate upcoming site visits to provide ground-level details.
**Home Secretary**
**Impact:** Designated as the primary support authority for the Committee's operations.
**Action Required:** Provide all possible administrative and logistical assistance to the Committee for its day-to-day working and field visits.
Key Entities Referenced
High Level Committee on Demographic Changes: A committee constituted to study demographic shifts resulting from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons, tasked with recommending policy, legislative, and administrative measures.
High-powered Demography Mission: A national initiative announced by the Prime Minister to address and manage demographic challenges in India.
Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (Retired): The Chairman of the High Level Committee on Demographic Changes, leading the scientific assessment of demographic trends across various States and Union Territories.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary central ministry overseeing the committee’s activities and providing administrative assistance to facilitate its ground-level investigations.
Ministry of Home Affairs
High Level Committee on Demographic Changes
calls on Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah
High Level Committee informed Home Minister about its
decisions to visit various States/UTs to get first hand ground
level details
Committee will also interact with Ministries of Central
Governments to receive feedbacks on subjects related to
demographic changes
High Level Committee also informed that a detailed
questionnaire has been prepared to receive relevant
information from States/UTs in advance to make visits to
States/UTs more meaningful and interactive
Union Home Minister, while appreciating strategy formed by
High Level Committee, directed Home Secretary to provide
all possible assistance to Committee
Home Minister suggested High Level Committee to provide
its recommendation at earliest
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had announced “High-
powered Demography Mission” on 15 August 2025
Government of India has constituted a High-Level Committee
to study demographic changes arising from illegal
immigration and other abnormal reasons, and to suggest
measures to deal with these demographic changes
प्रव तथ: 01 JUL 2026 3:17PM by PIB Delhi
The High Level Committee on Demographic Changes called upon the Union Home Minister and Minister
of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah at his Residence in New Delhi and had a Courtesy meeting.The High Level Committee informed Union Home Minister about its decisions to visit various States/UTs
to get the first hand ground level details from the State Governments/ UT Administrations and interact
with various Ministries of the Central Governments to receive feedbacks on subjects related to
demographic changes. The High Level Committee also informed that a detailed questionnaire has been
prepared to receive relevant information from States/UTs in advance to make visits to States/UTs more
meaningful and interactive.
Union Home Minister, while appreciating strategy formed by the High-Level Committee, directed Home
Secretary to provide all possible assistance to the Committee in its day to day working and also during
their visits. Union Home Minister suggested the High Level Committee to provide its recommendation at
the earliest.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had announced the “High-powered Demography Mission” on 15
August 2025. The Government of India has constituted a High-Level Committee to study the demographic
changes arising from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons, and to suggest measures to deal
with these demographic changes.
Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (Retired) is the Chairman of the Committee. In addition to the Census
Commissioner, three distinguished persons— Shri Durga Shankar Mishra (Retired IAS), Shri Balaji
Srivastava (Retired IPS), and Dr. Shamika Ravi (member of PMEAC)— are members of the High-Level
Committee.
This High Level Committee will scientifically assess the demographic changes occurring in various parts
of the country due to illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons, analyse their causes, and
recommend appropriate policy, legislative, and administrative measures.
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