Question

Attempt the following.

Explain the role of Small Scale industries in employment generation.

Answer 1

Small Scale Industries play a very important role in the generation of employment as follows:

1. Small Scale Industries are Labour Intensive: There is a shortage of capital with small scale industries. They are labour intensive. They use more manpower than machines, they create more opportunities for rural employment.
2. Employment to Unskilled and Semiskilled Labourer: Small Scale Industries are using the old and traditional method of production where they need unskilled and semi-skilled labourer.
3. Employment of Rural Land Less Labourer: Small Scale Industries are set-up in rural areas. They provide employment to local labourers. They have the potential to create opportunities to large scale employment to mass population in villages.
4. The decrease in Migration of Labourers: Migration means the movement of labourers from village to city in search of a job. Due to an increase in small scale industries in village areas migration of labour is reduced Labourers are getting good employment at their own villages.