Union Government forms a committee to tackle challenges such as infiltration

New Delhi – Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed that a high-level committee has been constituted to investigate demographic imbalances and unnatural demographic changes in the country. The committee will analyse unusual population shifts on religious and social levels and suggest time-bound measures. By examining data from across the country, it will identify areas where the population has suddenly increased due to infiltrators. According to the Government, infiltration is altering the demographic structure in many parts of the country and poses a major security challenge.

🚨 Central government sets up high-level committee to tackle challenges like illegal infiltration & unnatural demographic changes.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the panel will study abnormal population shifts among religious & social communities and suggest time-bound… pic.twitter.com/I92bqT2H4p

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) May 27, 2026

Based on the committee’s findings, policies will be formulated to reduce the additional pressure on limited resources such as land, water, employment and ration supplies in areas experiencing sudden population growth. Based on the committee’s report, new laws may also be introduced in the future to strengthen border security, tighten citizenship rules and reinforce national security.

घुसपैठ और अन्य कारणों से Unnatural Demographic Change किसी भी राष्ट्र के वर्तमान व भविष्य के लिए एक बहुत बड़ी चुनौती है।

इसी चुनौती से निपटने के लिए 15 अगस्त 2025 को प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी ने ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’ की घोषणा की थी। मुझे बताते हुए हर्ष…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 26, 2026

Hindu population declined by 7.82%, while Muslim population increased by 4.25% over 65 years

According to Government data, between 1950 and 2015, the share of the Hindu population in the total population decreased by 7.82%. During the same period, the Muslim population increased from 9.84% to 14.09%. The Christian population increased by 0.12% and the Sikh population by 0.61%.

Unusual increase in Muslim population in West Bengal

In 1951, the Muslim population in West Bengal was 19.5%, which increased to 27% by 2011. It is now being claimed that this figure has risen further over the last 15 years.

Supreme Court terms infiltration as “undeclared external aggression”

In the 2005 case Sarbananda Sonowal vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India made strong observations while striking down an old law related to the identification of illegal migrants in Assam. The court stated that infiltration from Bangladesh into Assam had affected the lives of the state’s citizens and was akin to “undeclared external aggression.”