Launch of Digital Portal on Demographic Shifts

On October 14, 2026, Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.), Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change (HLCDC), launched the committee's digital portal in New Delhi.

Key Facts

Objective of the Portal: To gather information and data regarding demographic shifts, their underlying causes, and unusual settlement patterns.
Portal Address: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) portal demography.mha.gov.in was launched for public use and to receive inputs from stakeholders.
Constitution of Committee: The Ministry of Home Affairs constituted the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change (HLCDC) on May 26, 2026.
Key Areas of Study: Fertility rate disparities, cross-border movement, economic opportunities, socio-environmental factors, and unusual migration patterns.
Role of the Committee: To study shifts in the demographic composition of religious and social communities and analyze potential factors behind them.
Other Responsibilities: To recommend measures for strengthening border management, population stabilization, identification systems, and Centre-State coordination.