The women’s wing of the RSS strives for a unified national population policy

The Rashtra Sevika Samiti, the women’s parallel of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Sunday (July 26, 2026) passed a resolution expressing concern over what it called “population imbalance” in the country and urging the Center and state governments to formulate a unified national population policy applicable to all communities.

The resolution was passed at the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (All India Representative Council) held in Samalakha and chaired by Samiti chief V. Shantha Kumari.

Arguing that population was not merely a statistical measure but determined a nation’s future and identity, the resolution said that while India’s population growth rate had declined due to decades of population control measures, demographic changes among religious communities had created an imbalance that called for a review of the existing population policy.

Citing data from the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, the resolution said the share of the Hindu population declined from 84.68% in 1951 to 78.06% in 2015, while the Muslim population increased from 9.84% to 14.09% over the same period. She said these demographic trends require policymakers to rethink the country’s population strategy.

“India’s growing demographic imbalance is not only eroding the country’s identity but also poses a threat to India’s very existence,” the resolution said.

The Rashtra Sevika Samiti urged the government to pass strict laws to curb illegal immigration, religious conversions and “love jihad”, strengthen border management, identify and deport illegal foreign nationals, and implement a uniform national population policy across the country.

She also reiterated her demand for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code at the national level, saying such a measure would help address problems arising from what she described as a demographic imbalance.

The organization further called for greater emphasis on education, women’s empowerment and economic development in all communities, while calling on society to remain alert to demographic changes and their perceived long-term implications.

It is not just the Rashtra Sevika Samiti that has raised concerns about the demographic imbalance. Even the RSS, on several occasions in the past, has repeatedly linked its demand for a national population policy to what it has described as “demographic imbalance” through resolutions passed by its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal in 2004 and 2015.

Published – 26 Jul 2026 22:21 IST