'Patently Diabolical Agenda': Congress on Demography Panel 'Seeking Religion-Wise Data'
The panel also wants district-wise trends in school enrolment, property deals and identity documents to assess abnormal demographic shifts and migration patterns.
- Led by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes requested 15 years of religion-wise and district-wise administrative data from states and Union territories to analyze demographic shifts.
- To address demographic changes, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs formed the HLCDC on May 26 to scientifically assess shifts arising from illegal immigration and recommend appropriate policy and administrative measures.
- Requests include detailed records on birth registrations, property transactions, vehicle licenses, and religious structures like "temples, mosques, churches, etc.," as well as mechanisms used to identify undocumented migrants.
- Fulfilling these requests remains difficult for states because government departments do not typically categorize data by religion, with some officials citing the Constitution's secular construct as a barrier.
- While the committee plans to continue visiting regions, data collection remains in a "preliminary stage," and sources state states will not be forced to provide non-existent data.
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A high-level committee under the Home Ministry has reportedly asked states for religion-wise data covering the past 15 years, including births, vehicle registrations, school admissions, and property transactions. It has also sought information on religious structures and unusual increases in Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration card registrations.
Govt panel asks states for data on demographic changes over 15 years
The Union Home Ministry's High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes has requested states and Union Territories to provide detailed data on "visible changes" in religious demography over the last 15 years. This includes information on birth registrations, religious structures, vehicle registrations, property transfers in tribal areas, and educational institutions, aiming to assess demographic shifts and recommend policy measures.
States in a Fix as Committee on Demographic Changes Seeks Religion-Wise Data on Schools, Property, Voters: Report
The HLCDC has also asked for data on district, religion, and year-wise voter registration data of the last 15 years for individuals “without prior-generation birth certificates or familial legacy records, including observed trends and concentrations”.
Congress flags ‘patently diabolical agenda’ as Centre’s demography panel seeks religion-wise data from states
The panel has sought 15 years of religion-wise data from states on births, school enrolment, property transactions, vehicle registrations and voter IDs, among other records
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