Resolution on Constitution of a High Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC).

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26052026-272869 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 144] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026/JYAISTHA 5, 1948 3722 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Foreigners-I Division) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 26th May, 2026 No. 25022/38/2025-F.I.—Whereas, extensive challenges have arisen from demographic changes, including due to illegal immigration and whereas demographic changes have been observed in certain regions of the country which are not attributable to normal fertility or mortality trends but are instead emerging due to external abnormal factors such as illegal immigration, irregular population mobility, and administrative laxity; 2. And whereas, although these changes are most visibly concentrated in the border districts, their impact has extended beyond those areas, now affecting urban centres, industrial corridors, tribal regions, and other socially and economically sensitive areas, thereby severely impacting public service delivery, local governance, resource distribution, and social cohesion. The existing institutional framework has not been adequately equipped to undertake coordinated, evidence-based, and time-bound evaluation and response to such demographic shifts; 3. Now, therefore, the Government of India resolves to constitute a High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs to undertake scientific study of the nature, causes and consequences of such demographic changes occurring across the country and to recommend appropriate policy, administrative and legal measures. 4. The composition of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) shall be as follows: +-----------------+---------------------------------------+ | Position | Description | +=================+=======================================+ | Chairman | Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.) | +-----------------+---------------------------------------+ | Member Secretary| Joint Secretary (Foreigners-I), MHA | +-----------------+---------------------------------------+ | Member | (i) Census Commissioner | | | (ii) Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Retd. IAS | | | (iii) Shri Balaji Srivastava, Retd. IPS | | | (iv) Dr. Shamika Ravi | +-----------------+---------------------------------------+ The committee may nominate other experts/agencies as needed and consult with various stakeholders including local governments, security agencies, social organizations, and academic institutions. 5. The Terms of Reference of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes shall be as follows: i) To undertake an extensive consideration of the challenges arising from demographic changes, including due to illegal immigration. ii) To study the possible causes of such demographic changes, such as variations in fertility, cross- border movement (including illegal immigration), economic opportunities, and other socio- environmental factors. iii) To identify the underlying factors behind these changes, including illegal immigration, abnormal settlement patterns, and planned migration. iv) To analyse structural population changes at the level of religious or social communities, especially those diverging from uniform trends. v) To recommend a well-organized and permanent operational system for the legal, fair and time bound identification, detention, and deportation of illegal immigrants already residing in the country. vi) To recommend an appropriate institutional mechanism to strengthen border management, population stabilization, and identification systems for sustained monitoring of such trends. vii) To propose a comprehensive policy framework to enhance coordination between Central and State Governments in matters related to illegal immigration and resultant demographic imbalance. viii) The Committee may recommend any other measure it deems appropriate to address the challenges arising from demographic changes, including due to illegal immigration. 6. The committee shall have the authority to requisition any information, records, or documents necessary for its work from any Ministry, Department, State Government, public authority or individual. 7. The committee shall have the power to determine its own procedures for inquiry, consultation, analysis, and submission of its report. The committee, with the prior approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs, may constitute sub-committees and/or working groups to undertake any inquiry, consultation or analysis. 8. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall provide secretarial and all other administrative and logistical support to the committee. 9. The headquarters of the committee shall be located in New Delhi. 10. The committee shall submit its final report within a period of one year. GAYA PRASAD, Jt. Secy. ORDER ORDERED that a copy of the Resolution be communicated to the Chairman and other Members of the Committee. ORDERED also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information. GAYA PRASAD, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.05.26 16:00:47+0530