IMPHAL : Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday called the formation of a high-level committee to assess demographic change a historic move, and said his government would extend full cooperation to the panel.

Singh lauded the Centre for its decision to constitute the panel to study demographic change in the country due to “illegal immigration and other unnatural causes”.

“The government of Manipur will extend full cooperation to the high-level committee,” the CM said in a statement.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declaration of a high-powered demography mission on August 15, 2025, followed by the Union Cabinet’s approval on September 11, represents a historic and long-awaited intervention for the people of Manipur and other border states,” he said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said the committee would be chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar and would also include the census commissioner, along with retired IAS officer Durga Shankar Mishra, ex-IPS officer Balaji Srivastava and Dr Shamika Ravi as members.

Singh also appreciated Shah’s statement that infiltration and other reasons are causing “unnatural” demographic change, which poses a significant challenge to the present and future of any nation.

Singh said that the people of Manipur are deeply grateful to Modi and Shah for their unwavering commitment to securing India’s borders and checking demographic imbalance. (Source: PTI)