Terming the decreasing fertility rate among the indigenous inhabitants of Sikkim as alarming state Governor Shriniwas Patil has however lauded the Pawan Chamling government for making timely policy interventions to check the trend. The demographic profile of Sikkim has changed over the last four decades. Percentile data of the communities and their growth rate for last few censuses gives clear indication of a trend. Constantly decreasing fertility rate among the indigenous inhabitants of Sikkim throws an alarming picture Patil said while addressing the valedictory session of the Sikkim Summit for Tribal Status 2018 here on Friday. Patil said the increase