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Labham is an educational programme!   Recently the Labham Seminar concluded on a very high note in Kalyan, was organised by the GJC. Along with the Labham Seminar, GJC also organised GJS Jewellers meet. In the meantime; GJC also concluded.    Yet another successful GJS Jewellers Meet organised along with Labham Seminar concluded today at Thane. The jewellers’ sentiments are high and have assured their full support towards the upcoming GJS July show.    An interactive Labham Seminar held along with GJS Jewellers Meet successfully concluded at Dadar. The jewellers participated actively in the discussions and also showed their support towards the upcoming GJS Show. The Jewellers stated that "For 17 years GJC has done tremendous amount of work for the industry and it is now their turn to give back by supporting only GJC for its upcoming events". Existing exhibitors increased their number of booths and also received new participations for the upcoming show.    Labham is an

GJS hosted 16K visitors & concludes with a successful note!   All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the apex industry body representing the jewellery sector in India organized its first-ever mega B2B expo; India Gem & Jewellery Show, GJS 2022 which turned out to be a great success. The expo was held from 3rd to 6th April at Jio World Convention Centre – JWCC Mumbai. The four-day event was graced by Nitin Gadkari Ji, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India; Shri Raosaheb Danve Ji, Minister of State for Railways, and Singer Anup Jalota.   The event witnessed footfall of more than 16000 visitors from across India as well as foreign nations. The show had over 600 exhibitors with 1277 booths. Educational seminars along with trend talks by prominent leaders from the industry added tremendous value to the whole mega B2B trade expo.   Speaking about the success of the show, Ashish Pethe, Chairman, All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJ

Nitin Gadkari graces the GJS 2022 on day 2 Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, graced the India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS 2022) on the second day at Jio World Convention Centre. He powerfully showed confidence and trust in the jewellery industry for India’s vision for achieving the goal of USD 5 Trillion Dollar Economy.   All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the Apex industry body representing the jewellery sector in India as a trade federation of over 3 lakh gems and jewellery ventures is celebrating the Indian Jewellery fraternity with their B2B Expo at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The theme of the Expo is centered around supporting Product Launches and Trend Discoveries, keeping in mind the growth in demand of the sector. Spanning over 4 days, over 600 exhibitors with 1277 booths and more than 12,000 registered visitors the show is all set for a roaring success.  The educational seminars with insightf

Seeks pro-consumer initiatives   All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) through its Budget recommendations seeks pro-consumer initiatives such as reduction in GST rate on jewellery to 1.25%; increase in PAN Card limit and cash limit & EMI facility for rural and semi-urban India.  The industry is identified as one of the stress sectors in KV Kamath’s report in 2020.   Post the impact of Covid’s first and second wave in 2020 and 2021 respectively, the Gems & Jewellery industry was on the recovery route, however, the fear of the new virus variant Omicron looms large and there are talks of restrictions and additional curbs.  India’s gem and jewellery business and allied businesses continue to suffer and face the brunt of the pandemic for nearly two (2) years now. Business has been slack due to lockdowns and curbs on retail sector; customers are not spending much on jewellery; and the MSME jewellers, craftsmen and artisans who comprise the bulk of the indigenous indu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jokPxttEkho&t=9s Jewellery Market inaugurated in Mumbai, u nder the auspices of GJC & IBJA leaders with Founders and Directors of select Industry entities The scheduled debut issue of the JEWELLERY MARKET- India's first multilingual Fortnightly News Tabloid-Gujarati Edition launched. It has been proposed to be published in Hindi & Gujarati language fortnightly is of The New Jeweller (TNJ) International Media Group.   Jewellery Market inaugurated in Mumbai, under the auspices of GJC Vice Chairman, Mr Saiyam Mehra, IBJA India Secretary, Mr Surendra Mehta, along with founders and directors of select Industry entities including Shringar, Payal Gold & Shine Shilpi in Zaveri Bazar. Jewellery Market is India’s first of its kind fortnightly News Tabloid in Gujarati as well as Hindi language to enable reach out to over 80% of Jewellery Industry members who trade in the said language.  The intention of launching Jewellery market is to equip a

An educational seminar for jewellers in Kolkata Maiden GJS B2B show is s cheduled during 24th to 28th June 2021   All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the apex trade body of the gems & jewellery industry, organized the 73rd edition of ‘Labham’ an educational seminar for jewellers in Kolkata on 11th February 2021 at The Westin Hotel, Rajarhat. The event presented by World Gold Council, powered by Gemological Institute of America, Commodity Exchange Partner – NSE and supported by KNC.   The focus for this edition remained on Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Goods & Service Tax (GST), guidelines pertaining to hallmarking, business development amongst the key issues to be discussed. CA Bhavin Mehta and Vijay Soni remained as the speakers for this session.  In the presence of various industry stalwarts and Kolkata’s local jewellery association, members of the GJC board, Zonal council members felicitated for their contribution in the year 2020 – 2021.  Mr. Sanja

Roadshow for the 66th BGJF in 2021 held BGJF to be held from 23-27 February 2021   Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) with support from Thailand’s gem & jewelry delegates and the Thai Trade Centre, Mumbai, conducted the “Silverline Trade from Bangkok to Bombay Roadshow” for the 66th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair (BGJF) to be held from 23-27 February 2021 in Bangkok for a very selective group of leading Indian jewellers.   Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020 and unveiled Thailand’s Magic Hands global campaign aimed at gaining international recognition for the Thai gems and jewellery industry.   The DITP presented a magnificent Thai silver jewelry fashion show “The Silverline Trade from Bangkok to Bombay” supported by Thai Silver Exporters' Association (TSEA) that showcased six brands namely Marvel Jewelry, Karen Silvery Design, Nakorn Gems, J. C. Jewelry, Patanaanunwong and Pat Ho

GJEPC said in a statement, Not helpful to G&J exporters! In a measure to support the MSMEs to fight the rock-hard scenario of Covid-19, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met on Monday, 1st June 2020. This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Central Government entered into its second year in office. During the meeting, historic decisions were taken that will have a transformative impact on the lives of India’s hardworking farmers, MSME sector and those working as street vendors. In an attempt to EoDB, Micro, small and Medium Enterprises popularly called as MSMEs are the backbone of Indian economy. Silently operating in different areas across the country, more than 6 crore MSMEs have a crucial role to play in building a stronger and self-reliant India. In the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic, the ministries were quick to recognise the role of MSMEs in building the Nation. That is why MSMEs formed a very prominent part o

Commerce and Industry Ministry Committed to Synergise Export Promotion and Internal Trade: Piyush Goyal The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, chaired a joint Meeting of Board of Trade and Council of Trade Development & Promotion and held a day long interaction with the industry and Agriculture Ministers of the States, industrialists, Export Promotion Councils, and representatives of the economic and infrastructure Ministries of the Central Government for boosting exports and domestic manufacturing and reducing trade deficit. Briefing media at the end of the meeting, Piyush Goyal said that Ministries & their departments can no longer work in isolation for effective outcome of government policy. The Commerce and Industry Minister further said that action on many of the decisions arrived at today’s meeting will be taken in next 45 days. He also announced that the next follow up meeting would be held in 45 days. He said, easi