# Centre appoints panel to study demographic changes in Jammu 2026-08-08T08:52:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Indian government has formed a high-level committee, led by retired Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar, to investigate demographic changes in Jammu due to illegal immigration. The panel, which includes former Census Commissioner Durga Shankar Mishra, retired IPS officer Balaji Srivastava, and economist Shamika Ravi, began its field consultations in Jammu on August 10. The committee will interact with political parties, community groups, and civil society, and is tasked with submitting its report within a year. The committee's visit comes over a year after Prime Minister Modi announced a demography mission. During its three-day visit, the panel met with Jammu's Chief Secretary and Director General of Police. The committee will study migration patterns, land use, and security issues, with a focus on settlements of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants. Government data shows over 13,700 foreigners from these groups are settled in Jammu and Samba districts. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - greaterkashmir.com Tags: demographic changes, high-level committee, Home Ministry, illegal migration, Jammu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/centre-forms-high-level-panel-to-probe-illegal-migration-demographic-shifts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/centre-forms-high-level-panel-to-probe-illegal-migration-demographic-shifts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.