High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes launches public portal demography.mha.gov.in
On 14 October 2026, HLCDC Chairman Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.) launched the committee's portal demography.mha.gov.in to collect inputs on demographic changes.
Summary
Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.), Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC), launched the committee's web portal https://demography.mha.gov.in in New Delhi on 14 October 2026. Central ministries, States/UTs, NGOs, institutions and individuals can submit inputs and data on unnatural demographic changes, their causes and abnormal settlement patterns. The Ministry of Home Affairs constituted the committee on 26 May 2026; its terms of reference include recommending a permanent system for the legal, fair and time-bound identification, detention and deportation of illegal immigrants and stronger border management.
Key facts
- Committee
- High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC)
- Chairman
- Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.)
- Portal
- https://demography.mha.gov.in
- Launched
- 14 October 2026, New Delhi
- Constituted by
- Ministry of Home Affairs, 26 May 2026
- Key ToR
- Study causes of demographic change incl. illegal immigration; recommend system for identification, detention and deportation of illegal immigrants; border management
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Who chairs the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) that launched its portal in October 2026?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.)