Centre constitutes high-level committee on ‘unnatural’ demographic change: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) said the Centre has constituted a high-level committee on demographic change under retired Supreme Court Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar for a "comprehensive assessment of demographic changes occurring across India due to illegal immigration and other unnatural causes."

In a message on 'X' in Hindi, he said infiltration and other reasons are causing “unnatural demographic change”, which poses a significant challenge to the present and future of any nation.

"To address this very challenge, on August 15, 2025, Prime Minister @narendramodi ji had announced the 'high-level committee on demographic change'. I am delighted to inform you that the government has now constituted this committee," he said.

The committee will be chaired by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd) and will include the Census Commissioner along with Shri Durga Shankar Mishra (Retd IAS), Shri Balaji Srivastava (Retd IPS), and Dr. Shamika Ravi as members. The Joint Secretary (Foreigners-I), Ministry of Home Affairs, will serve as the Member Secretary of this committee.

“Demographic Change is a serious issue linked not only to our sovereignty but also to national security, law and order, profound changes in social structure, and the preservation of tribal society,” the Home Minister posted on X.

"This committee will conduct a comprehensive assessment of demographic changes occurring across India due to illegal immigration and other unnatural causes, analyse patterns of abnormal population shifts at the levels of religious and social communities, and present a planned and time-bound solution for the same," he said.