Suresh Prabhu launches DCGJ
DCGJ to operational by May 1, 2019
Opens a scope to create 3 mn more jobs in the
sector
Government commences
Transforming gold market India!
It’s a historic day for India’s gems &
jewellery sector! Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon. Union Minister for Commerce &
Industry and Civil Aviation, launched the Domestic Council for Gems &
Jewellery (DCGJ) sector, at a glittering function in the presence of Smt Rupa
Dutta, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Pramod Kumar
Agrawal, Convener, National Ad-Hoc Committee, DCGJ and Chairman - Gem &
Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and all the 14 representatives of
the Ad-hoc committee.
Notable representatives also witnessed the
launch amid invitees & gem-n-jewellery stake holders were Shri Sanjay Kaka
Patil (MP), Shri Senthil Nathan (Dy. Secretary, Union Ministry of Commerce
& Industry), Shri Anantha Padmanaban, Chairman-All India Gems &
Jewellery Domestic Council, Shri Anoop Mehta, Bharat Diamond Bourse, Shri
Dulichand Karel, Chairman-Bhartiya Swarnkar Sangh, Jaipur, Shri Mohit Bharatiya
from IBJA and Shri Rajesh Khosla, Chairman-Association of Gold Refineries and
Mints, Cochin.
Hon. Minister announced that the Domestic
Council will be operational with elected representatives by 1st May 2019 that
is the International Labour Day and Maharashtra Day too.
For the formation of the DCGJ sector, an
AD-HOC committee has been formulated comprising of representatives of following
associations: All India Gems &
Jewellery Domestic Council, Mumbai;
Association of Gold Refineries and Mints, Cochin; Bangiya Swarna Shilpi Samiti, Kolkata; Bharat
Diamond Bourse, Mumbai; Bhartiya Swarnkar Sangh, Jaipur; Gem & Jewellery
Export Promotion Council, Mumbai; Imitation Jewellery Manufacturers
Association, Mumbai; India Bullion and Jewellers Association, Mumbai; India
Jewellers Forum, Amristar; Karnataka Jewellers Federation, Bangalore; Odisha
Jewellers Association, Cuttack; Rajkot Gems & Jewellery Association,
Rajkot; Tamil Nadu Jewellers Federation, Chennai; Uttar Pradesh Sarafa
Association, Kanpur.
Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon. Union Minister for
Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, said, “Today is a historic day as a
new chapter opens in India’s 5,000 year old legacy in gems & jewellery. The
launch of the Domestic Council for gems & jewellery is a significant step
and one amongst a series of several structured reforms undertaken by our
Government to make the industry more organised and unified.
We have followed a democratic process and
given representation to the key jeweller, manufacturers, miners and artisan/
craftsmen Associations from different geographies and industry segments. The
Domestic Council will represent the culture and ethos of India’s gems, gold
& jewellery business while addressing global market opportunities to create
economic value for the country. The Government will create and facilitate and
leave it to the industry to take it forward.”
Official from Ministry of Commerce &
Industry said, “The launch of the Domestic Council is culmination of decades of
planning right from the days of the submission of the Sivaraman Report to the
recent Niti Aayog report. A fairly represented Domestic Council can help
jewellers and craftsmen/artisans to represent the key issues & demands to
the Ministry in a structured manner.”
Shri Pramod Kumar Agrawal (Convener, Ad-Hoc
Committee, Domestic Council and Chairman - GJEPC), said, “We welcome the
Government’s decision to form Domestic Council for the Indian gems &
jewellery sector. This will help to organise our unorganised and small scale
based domestic jewellery industry and help it to scale new heights.
As envisaged by the Union Minister, my
efforts as the Convener will be to seek consensus in opinion to make this
Domestic Council a national body which belongs to all and works to fulfil the
aspirations of all small and big associations from across the country. GJEPC is
happy to offer all support and guidance in the formation of an inclusive,
democratic and self-sustainable Council. It is important for the industry to
have one voice one body. Domestic Council will help create 3 million more jobs
and new artisans/ craftsmen in the business.”
Incidentally, the idea of a Domestic Council
for gems & jewellery first came into being way back in 2005-06 that the
Sivaraman Committee was constituted to study the entire gem & jewellery
sector and submitted its report to the Union Finance Ministry. The
responsibility was eventually given to Union Commerce & Industry Ministry
and then the DIPP.
In 2017, Prime Minister said that gems &
jewellery was a good example of Make in India and wanted jewellers to come up
with a strategy for increasing India's share of the hand-made jewellery market
in a global market. In February 2018, the Niti Aayog panel, in its report on
the need for a comprehensive gold policy, had also proposed setting up of
dedicated domestic council for the gems & jewellery sector. And finally,
now the Council has been launched.
The task ahead comprises of framing the
constitution of the Domestic Council as well as its Election Rules and other
activities. GJEPC would offer all the secretarial support in this regard for
the incorporation of the Council. All the drafting of the constitutional
documents as well as the Election Rules of the Domestic Council would be
completed shortly.
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