High Level Committee on Demographic Changes calls on Union Home Minister Amit Shah

📌 Summary:

• The High Level Committee on Demographic Changes called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah; it plans to visit States/UTs for first-hand ground details and to consult Central Ministries
• A detailed questionnaire has been prepared to gather advance information from States/UTs before visits
• The Committee was constituted following PM Modi's "High-powered Demography Mission," announced on 15 August 2025
• Mandate: scientifically study demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other "abnormal reasons," analyse causes, and recommend policy, legislative and administrative measures
• Chaired by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (Retd.); members include the Census Commissioner, Durga Shankar Mishra (Retd. IAS), Balaji Srivastava (Retd. IPS) and Dr. Shamika Ravi (PMEAC member)
• The Home Minister directed the Home Secretary to assist the Committee and asked for recommendations at the earliest

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS1 – Population and demographic change; effects of illegal migration on society and border regions. GS2 – committee-based policy formulation.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• "High-powered Demography Mission" announced on 15 August 2025
• Chairman: Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar (Retd.)
• Members include the Census Commissioner and Dr. Shamika Ravi (PMEAC)

🔑 Key Term: Demographic change – shifts in the size, composition and spatial distribution of a population over time, driven by births, deaths and migration.