Jammu, June 13 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed a high-level committee studying demographic changes in the country to closely examine population shifts in border districts and assess the impact of illegal immigration and other unusual factors.

During a meeting with the committee, Shah asked its members to undertake visits to border regions, metropolitan cities, and industrial hubs to conduct a ground-level assessment of demographic changes and identify areas affected by illegal migration, according to reports.

The committee, constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs last month, has been tasked with studying demographic changes across India arising from illegal immigration and other "unnatural causes" and recommendin...