Demographic panel set to begin visit to states, union territories

New Delhi: The high-level committee on demographic changes on Wednesday informed Union home minister Amit Shah about its decision to visit states and Union Territories (UTs) to get first-hand ground-level details. The panel also told the minister about its interaction with various other central ministries.

The committee informed that a detailed questionnaire had been prepared to receive relevant information from states and UTs in advance to make the visits more meaningful and interactive. Shah directed Union home secretary Govind Mohan to provide all possible help to the panel in its day-to-day working and during its visits.

The home minister suggested that the committee provide its recommendations at the earliest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the 'High-powered Demography Mission' on August 15, 2025. The government constituted the committee to study demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons and suggest measures to deal with these changes.


Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (retired)-headed committee will assess the demographic changes 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.