Bhubaneswar, May 27 -- In a major policy move with far-reaching social, political and national security implications, the Government of India has constituted a High-Level Committee on Demographic Change to study population changes arising from illegal immigration and other "abnormal reasons" across the country.

The committee has been formed as part of the "High-powered Demography Mission" announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address on August 15, 2025.

The Ministry of Home Affairs formally announced the constitution of the committee on Monday, nearly eight months after the Union Cabinet approved the proposal in September 2025.

The development signals the Centre's intent to place demographic change, ille...