An easy access to a state-of-the-art capital technology
CFC
for gem & jewellery
Manufacturer
exporters
Suresh Prabhu unveils CFC in Coimbatore
Hon’ble
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh
Prabhu laid the foundation of the Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Coimbatore -
the Ratna Abhushan Suvidha Kendra, is a project by the Gem & Jewellery
Export Promotion Council [GJEPC], sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce &
Industry.
Present
on the occasion were Shri B Sabarinath (President, Coimbatore Jewellery
Association) and Shri B Muthu Venkat (President, Coimbatore Manufacturer’s
Association) and many gem & jewellery industry dignitaries. Common Facility
Centre at Coimbatore will be instrumental for technological and social
transformation of the workers and small manufacturers engaged with diamond
cutting & polishing as well as jewellery manufacturing activities.
With
a view of aligning the goal of PM, Make in India vision to the gems &
jewellery sector, GJEPC’s initiative aims at making India a global gem &
jewellery manufacturing hub by promoting local artisans and indigenous design
& production. GJEPC has already set up CFCs in Visnagar, Palanpur, Amreli
and Junagadh in Gujarat. GJEPC has plans to set up CFCs in Delhi, Kolkata,
Jaipur & Hyderabad by 2019-2020.
Shri
Suresh Prabhu addressed the gathering via a video conference “The objective in
setting up the Common Facility Centre is to provide the artisans and kaarigars
in the gem & jewellery industry with an easy access to a state-of-the-art
capital intensive and technologically advanced facility. CFCs help us march
forward in our quest to be the Jeweller to the World and achieve our ambition
of USD 75 bn of gem & jewellery exports.
Establishment
of CFC in small towns and villages would greatly help to transfer the
technological advancement benefit to the small needy manufacturers. CFC would
also provide an opportunity to re-skill / up-skill the existing workforce of G
& J sector with state-of- art-equipment widely used to manufacture G &
J products globally.”
He
also added, “Around 60,000 people would get trained over a period of time in
Coimbatore alone, also benefiting 1500 to 2000 jewellery utility units. A
similar programme has been launched in Udupi as well. Udupi which is known as the famous temple
town of India would soon be known for their designing and training institutes as
well. With Coimbatore and Udupi put together several thousand people and a few
lakhs will also benefit from the same, bringing about a huge development”.
Shri
Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC, said, “It has been constant endeavor of
GJEPC to provide the gem & jewellery exporters with the best possible
infrastructure and modern facilities which will support and medium
manufacturers across the southern region to augment their production quality
and overall capacity.
The
Common Facility Centre in Coimbatore will enable the upliftment and empowerment
of artisans and operators an avenue for training and upgrading of their skills
to enhance competitiveness and match the global expectations.
CFC
will be instrumental in bringing technological and social transformation. CFC
will play a pivotal role in recognizing new talent and exposing the young
artisans as well as existing operators to the global markets. It will also
showcase the wealth of our handcrafted jewellery & design capital to the
world.”
Mr.
Surya Narayanan, Director Southern Region, GJEPC, said, “Coimbatore is a major
export cluster. The CFC initiative will help in increasing productivity and
improving the quality of the finished goods with better yield. Further,
considering the current scenario of the industry, if such facility made
available to the small unit holders at reasonable rate, units may attract more
work in their region from the city. CFC will give a huge boost in production
and quality of manufacturing jewellery by giving access of modern machines to
small units in and around Coimbatore.”
In
the absence of CFC, most of the units in the proposed locations are operating
on smaller scale and mainly engaged in job work activities.
It is difficult for them to invest in cost intensive equipment or machinery at their own and even if they install it, it won't be effectively utilized in terms of its optimum capacity due to small volume of the work they deal with. Non-availability of the state-of-the-art equipment resulted into lower productivity, less yield & inferior quality of the finished diamonds. Further, sometimes it becomes difficult for them to meet the time line and deliver the finished product in time due high-level dependency on the artisans and availability of skilled labour as per requirement in remote areas is a major issue.
It is difficult for them to invest in cost intensive equipment or machinery at their own and even if they install it, it won't be effectively utilized in terms of its optimum capacity due to small volume of the work they deal with. Non-availability of the state-of-the-art equipment resulted into lower productivity, less yield & inferior quality of the finished diamonds. Further, sometimes it becomes difficult for them to meet the time line and deliver the finished product in time due high-level dependency on the artisans and availability of skilled labour as per requirement in remote areas is a major issue.
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