New Delhi, July 2 -- Scientific study of the nature, causes and consequences of demographic changes that occurred across the country after the 2011 Census due to illegal immigration would be part of the detailed recommendations of a High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC), which will start its visit to bordering states very soon with a set of fixed questionnaires.

The six-member panel under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will extensively visit the bordering districts, border areas, metro cities, and industrial towns of states comprising West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, among others and prepare a detailed assessment report.

The committee led by a retired Supreme Co...