Report abnormal population growth in border areas: Shah to SPs

📌 Summary:

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah said information on demographic changes in border areas caused by "abnormal factors" such as illegal migration should be communicated from the grassroots (SP level) to the highest levels at the earliest

• The government is committed to curbing "unnatural demographic growth" caused by abnormal factors with a "ruthless approach"

• A demography mission has been constituted to study the pattern of such demographic changes

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Internal Security — border management, illegal migration and demographic change as a security concern; intelligence flow from district police to central agencies.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• A demography mission has been constituted by the Union government to study demographic-change patterns in border areas

🔑 Key Term: Demographic change (border areas) — alteration in the population composition of border districts, flagged as a security concern when driven by illegal migration rather than natural growth.