An Analysis of Factors Affecting Growth and Operations of Brick Kilns in Haryana

As per the report provided by the director of Central Pollution Control Board no. of brick kilns in operation in India are approx. 140,000 which is more than China (Approx. 80000). From brick production point of view China is at first place with 800-1000 billion bricks per year whereas India is producing near about 240-260 billion bricks per year and providing employment to nearly 10-23 million workers. India is contributing more than 10 percent of total brick production at global level. The present study analyses the factors affecting growth and operations of brick kilns in Haryana. In these study estimations, the legal, financial, technological, and input factors in context of the brick industry were explored through interviews and questionnaires from 135 employers of brick kiln firms. Exploratory factor analysis has helped the researcher to identify the requisite factors whereas the regression analysis evaluated the highest and least impactful factor for financial factor. This research work discusses some of the underlying results that financial factor is mostly influenced by legal factor followed by technological and input factors in brick industry. The regression equation representing the relationship between dependent and independent variable is also derived.