A decisive meeting of GJC & DGFT held


GJC Formation to announce
on 31stJanuary 2019

Recently the meeting between All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) & Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) held in Delhi. Along with GJC Chairman, Anantha Padmanabhan representatives from the gem and jewellery sector had joined. The meeting is said in the context of GJC structure as the domestic council for the gems and jewellery sector.

In a post meeting statement Mr Anantha Padmanabhan said, “Following a significant meeting under the auspices of the Union Ministry for Commerce & Industry and the chairmanship of Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, DG Foreign Trade, held in Udyog Bhavan.

It has been decided that formation of the Domestic Council for Gems & Jewellery will be announced on 31stJanuary 2019. All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), which was part of the existing working group, will also be part of the newly constituted Ad Hoc Committee.
 
GJC will take an important part at Drafting Committee, which will oversee the drafting of the constitutional documents as well as the Election Rules of the Domestic Council. The domestic gems & jewellery sector is going through a challenging situation and all diverse constituents have to unite for a positive outcome for the betterment of the sector.

The Domestic Council has to take up multiple challenges faced by jewellers such as the creation of a national Gold Policy, high gold import duty, Gold monetization scheme, mandatory gold hallmarking without requisite infrastructure, GST related problems and harassment of jewellers by Government officials.

Lack of banking finance wrt working capital to jewellers will stifle our growth and progress. We have to ensure the continuation and sustenance of karigars and artisans who are our national treasures. We have to make investments towards brand building, designing, manufacturing and customer reassurance. The Domestic Council will play a pivotal role in all these aspects.”


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