How does SAMPADA support employment generation?

• A. Through creation of processing units, ancillary industries, and labor-intensive construction and operations.
• B. By outsourcing all jobs overseas.
• C. By automating entirely with no human workers.
• D. By closing down existing units to reduce labor.

Answer: (A)

SAMPADA supports employment generation by expanding the food processing ecosystem through the creation of processing units, ancillary industries, and labor‑intensive construction and operations. When new processing plants come up, they hire workers directly for production, quality control, packaging, maintenance, and management, and they create demand for services like cold storage, transport, warehousing, and logistics. This activity also spurs indirect jobs in farming inputs, supplier networks, marketing, and support services, spreading employment across rural and semi‑urban areas. The approach emphasizes domestic value addition and local value chains, so outsourcing jobs overseas or pursuing only automation would not align with its goal. Closing existing units would reduce employment rather than increase it.