​Politics over people: on India’s High-Level Committee on Demographic Change

Shah takes stock of demography change panel’s functioning

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed a high-level committee (5 members: retired Supreme Court judge Naolekar, census commissioner, economist) on demographic changes driven by illegal immigration; one-year reporting deadline. The panel will conduct comprehensive demographic analysis across border districts, metropolitan areas, and industrial zones, establishing a coordination framework between central and state governments to address abnormal population shifts.