• Prosenjit Kayal

Brick industry is one of the informal and unorganized industries of India. This industry has been developing with the expansion of urbanization in different States of the country. It is a labour intensive industry based on random exploitation of women and children. Brick production depends almost entirely on migrant workers. It generates employment of seasonal nature. Most of the workers of brick industries belong to the deprived cross-section of society. This study is an attempt to throw spotlight on the effect of brick industry on local environment of Falta C.D block of South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal. The following variables have been considered for study including occupational structure, gender, nature of work, education, income, benefits and problems which are indicators of socio economic status of women in these manufacturing units. The brick industry has been identified by the environmentalists as one of the hazardous industries which tend to adversely affect the health and physiological condition of women and children. The present study is based on both primary and secondary data. Primary data has been collected through pre-designed questionnaires and secondary data from various Government and Non-Government sources. From the result it can be seen that the worker are still now living under below poverty line and the surrounding environment is largely effected by the unscientific activities of the brick making industries in the study area.

migrant workers, absolute poverty, urbanization, child labour

"EFFECTS OF BRICK INDUSTRY ON SOCIAL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BURUL, FALTA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.149-155, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811417.pdf

"EFFECTS OF BRICK INDUSTRY ON SOCIAL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BURUL, FALTA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp149-155, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811417.pdf