UP Govt Revives 4000 Brick Kilns, Creates 40,000 Jobs, Lowers Brick Prices
UP Govt Revives 4000 Brick Kilns, Creates 40,000 Jobs, Lowers Brick Prices
- •Uttar Pradesh government amends rules, legalizing approximately 4,000 brick kilns established before 2012.
- •The UP Brick Kiln (Site Criteria for Establishment) (First Amendment) Rules were issued after cabinet approval.
- •New rules allow kilns 800 meters from populated areas, reducing the previous 1 km mandate.
- •This move is expected to generate 40,000 jobs and make red bricks more affordable for common people.
- •Kilns with prior permissions from departments like Mining or District Panchayat will easily get Pollution Control Board NOCs.
