The Home Ministry has constituted a high-level committee on demographic change. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that this committee will assess the demographic changes taking place across India due to illegal migration and other unusual factors. He commented, “Unnatural demographic changes caused by infiltration and other causes pose a major challenge to the present and future of any nation. To address this challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the formation of a high-level committee on demographic transition on August 15, 2025. I am happy to inform you that the government has now formally constituted this committee.”
Retired judge will chair the committee
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Committee will analyze demographic changes
He further elaborated, “Demographic change is a critical issue that impacts our national sovereignty, national security, law and order, significant changes in the social fabric and the security of tribal communities. The Committee will comprehensively assess the demographic changes taking place across India due to illegal migration and other abnormal factors; in addition, it will also analyze the patterns of abnormal population changes occurring at the level of different religious and social communities. Also, It will also suggest systematic and time-bound solutions to this issue.”
Center’s tough stance on infiltration
Home Minister Amit Shah has repeatedly raised the issue of infiltration within the country at various public forums. He stressed that the Central Government is committed not only to stop infiltration but also to identify every illegal migrant and expel them from the country. Earlier, he had said, “The governments currently in power in Tripura, Assam and West Bengal follow the principle that there should be no infiltration of any kind.” “The BSF must not only guard the border but also build bridges of communication with village patwaris, local police stations, district collectors and superintendents of police – so that infiltration routes as well as those used for cattle smuggling can be identified and sealed.”
Crowd on Bangladesh border
Since the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, continuous action is being taken against infiltrators. Strict steps are being taken under the instructions of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. As a result, illegal immigrants are flocking to return to Bangladesh in large numbers. On the morning of Tuesday (May 26, 2026), infiltrators gathered at Hakimpur check post with the intention of entering Bangladesh. Following the issuance of instructions regarding ‘Detected Default Holding Centres’, Bangladeshis are returning to the border in large numbers.