Employment and Income Generation in Brick Industries: A Study in Rangia and Hajo Block of Kamrup(R) District of Assam

Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 2

Abstract

Brick making industry is one of the important industries in the unorganised sector mainly confined to rural and semi urban areas. The brick kiln sector is next to the agricultural sector in terms of employment to rural and semi urban workforce. It provides employment opportunities to both the local as well as migrant workers. Though the Kamrup (R) district is not industrially so developed, yet a good number of brick industries have been set up in different parts of the district. Therefore, in this paper, an attempt is made to study the employment absorption capacity of brick industry in Kamrup(R) district and also the income generating capacity of the industry to the workers.

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Mayuree Das, Dr. Mridula Devi

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  • EP ID EP409856
  • DOI 10.9790/487X-2002090812.
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Mayuree Das, Dr. Mridula Devi (2018). Employment and Income Generation in Brick Industries: A Study in Rangia and Hajo Block of Kamrup(R) District of Assam. IOSR journal of Business and Management, 20(2), 8-12. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-409856