International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The study has done in Agra City where the lack of awareness among the people and workers of the petha industry creates major issues and restrict the proper development of this industry. To know the present status of the petha industry the present study has done and collected the secondary sources of data from the District Industries Centre Agra, Agra Nagar Nigam etc. In this study we found that the petha industry growth is stagnant from 2011-2019 and the major concentration is found in central part of the city. This industry is major cause for solid waste production in the city. Petha industry has a huge potential for further employment after the proper development of this industry. The finding has the implications, that there is a need to government has the responsibility to prohibit the all those things which is the cause for restriction in the growth of petha industry.

Index Terms— Development, solid waste, Household Petha industry