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Demographic panel website seeks public inputs on illegal immigration
The High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC), chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, has launched a website (demography.mha.gov.in) inviting ministries, state governments, civil society groups, and individual citizens to submit inputs on demographic shifts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the panel on Independence Day 2025, and the Union Cabinet approved it on 11 September 2025.
The portal, run by the Ministry of Home Affairs, seeks responses to a questionnaire covering changes observed over the past 15 years, their drivers, and impact on sectors such as employment, education, and social harmony. The Hindu reports that the committee’s terms of reference include recommending a system for the legal, fair, and time-bound identification, detention, and deportation of illegal immigrants. Morung Express notes the panel will also recommend mechanisms to strengthen border management and population stabilisation.
In September, The Hindu reported that the committee sent states a 35-point questionnaire seeking religion-wise data on births, school enrolment, ration cards, vehicle registrations, property transactions, and voter registration. The portal requires respondents to provide a mobile number, address, and email ID, and consent to data processing.
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Both outlets report the website launch neutrally, but The Hindu provides more detail on the questionnaire’s demand for religion-wise data from states, a fact Morung Express omits. The Hindu also notes the portal’s mandatory personal data collection and references the committee’s focus on illegal immigration, while Morung Express leads with the panel’s broad demographic study mandate. The uniform factual core, panel composition, website launch, and submission process, is covered without editorial slant by both. The key difference is depth: The Hindu’s account gives readers concrete examples of the data being sought, whereas Morung Express stays at the level of official description. The committee has not set a deadline for submissions.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): morungexpress.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
