Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a high-level committee on demographic change and directs it to study population shifts in border districts, metro cities and industrial towns, according to multiple reports. The committee’s mandate is to assess changes in these areas and examine causes that include illegal migration and what it describes as “other unnatural causes.” Sources also say the committee’s first meeting has been convened, with an agenda formulated for its work. In addition to analyzing demographic trends, Shah instructs committee members to visit the relevant locations to make on-the-ground assessments. The stated objective of the exercise is to help identify possible solutions that address national security concerns and preserve social structure. Across the coverage, the focus remains on evaluating demographic movements in strategically significant regions as well as major urban and industrial centers. The reports do not provide details on timelines, the committee’s membership, or the specific recommendations it is expected to produce.