Demographic Changes Committee (HLCDC) launches public portal
Why in the news
The High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) has opened an official web portal for the public, as reported on 14 October 2026, to gather information on demographic changes across India.
Key facts
- Portal: demography.mha.gov.in, launched by the committee’s chairman and open to the public.
- Constituted by: the Ministry of Home Affairs on 26 May 2026.
- Chairman: Justice (Retd.) Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar.
- Who can submit: Central ministries and departments, State and UT governments, NGOs, institutions and individuals.
About the terms of reference
The committee has eight terms of reference. In brief, it will:
- Examine challenges from demographic change, including those tied to illegal immigration.
- Study causes such as fertility differences, cross-border movement, economic opportunity and social or environmental factors.
- Identify underlying factors like illegal immigration, abnormal settlement patterns and planned migration.
- Analyse structural population shifts within religious and social communities.
- Suggest a permanent, lawful and time-bound system to identify, detain and deport illegal immigrants.
- Recommend institutions to strengthen border management, population stabilisation and identification systems.
- Propose a framework for better Centre-State coordination on illegal immigration.
- Recommend any other measures it finds appropriate.
Exam angle
- Parent ministry: MHA; constituted 26 May 2026.
- Chair: Justice (Retd.) Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar.
- Portal: demography.mha.gov.in.
- Eight terms of reference, including border management and deportation of illegal immigrants.