Jammu Tawi, March 9 -- Investment proposals worth Rs 1.63 lakh crore have been received till December last year, which will create direct employment opportunities for more than 5.90 lakh people, Jammu and Kashmir government's economic survey report (ESR) 2024-25 said.

The report, tabled by the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly last week, said 1,984 units involving an investment of Rs 9,606.46 crore and providing employment to 63,710 people have come into production in the Union Territory since 2019 till December 2024.

This includes 334 units having employment of 8,443 persons with an investment of Rs 2,977 crores in FY 2024-25 up to December 2024.

As many as 8,306 new applications have been received with a proposed total inve...