MHA Launches Portal for Public Input on Demographic Changes
· India · The Hindu, Telegraph India
The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a portal to collect input on demographic changes observed in India post-2011, seeking responses from government bodies, NGOs, academics, international organisations, and citizens. The portal, accessible at https://demography.MHA.gov.in, mandatorily requires mobile number, address, and email ID of respondents, along with consent for data processing. It states that demographic changes are most visible in border districts but have affected urban centres, industrial corridors, tribal regions, and other sensitive areas, impacting public service delivery and social cohesion. The MHA said these changes are not due to normal fertility or mortality trends but stem from external abnormal factors like illegal immigration and administrative laxity. The inputs will assist the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes, chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, in analysing causes and recommending a system for identification, detent
Why it matters
Citizens, especially those in border districts, urban centres, and tribal regions, are directly affected by demographic shifts impacting public services and social cohesion. The data collected may influence national policy on immigration enforcement and resource allocation.
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