In Jammu and Kashmir, in a major achievement, the highest-ever funds have been spent under the flagship Central Sponsored Schemes (CSS) by J&K in the previous financial year 2022-23.<br />''  <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports that employment for about 2.63 lakh persons was also generated in the UT under different schemes during this period. During the year 2021-22, the total amount received by the UT under CSS was 7655 crore rupees which got enhanced to 8938 crore rupees during the previous fiscal registering a growth of nearly 15 per cent for the recently concluded financial year. In addition, the UT had been successful in providing employment to 2,63,595 persons under different self-employment schemes which were 2,53,158 during the year 2021-22, which also saw an increase of 10,473 livelihood opportunities for the youth this year.<br />''  <br />'' The schemes under which employment opportunities had been created include PMEGP, Mission Youth, JKRLM, JKWDC, Handicrafts & Handloom sector, Himayat (DDUGKY), Sheep Husbandry, SC/ST/OBC Corporation, NULM, Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Production besides dozens of others different sectors. With respect to the collection of revenue under GST for the month of March 2023, J&K registered a growth of 29.42 per cent much more than the States/UTs of Punjab Chandigarh, Delhi,  Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.