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Business EconomyPosted at: May 11 2018 6:27PM


GJEPC releases White Paper to mitigate risks for financing Gems & Jewellery sector

New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Minister for Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu on Friday unveiled a white paper drafted by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) at the one-day seminar at Mumbai titled “Diamond and Jewellery Financing 2018: Mitigating risks effectively.”
The event organised by the Gems and Jewellery industry to find ways to reduce risks and infuse confidence into financiers, attended by leading banks and financial institutions including the State Bank of India (SBI), Central Bank of India, IndusInd Bank, ECGC (Formerly Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd) and huge turn out from the major industry players.
Speaking on the occasion the Mr Prabhu said, “With 3 million new jobs on the anvil, the banks should not hesitate to fund the industry efforts which are bonafide, transparent and above board. Also considering the fact that the sector is on a growth spiral and in view of the potential the industry has in future, the banks should further step up lending efforts to legitimate players fuelling the trade.”
Commenting on the GJEPC the industry’s efforts to publish the white paper he said, “I am happy that such a white paper on Diamond and Jewellery financing has been brought by the council. I hope the active participation of Banks, ECGC and other stakeholders will help in strategising for the development of the Gems and Jewellery industry that has a proven track record of being labour intensive, continuous job creation and economic development”.
The minister also added that “we will never encourage wrong doers in the industry but will ask our financial system to support all genuine players in the gems and Jewellery sector. This is essential to help the industry realise the full potential.
Representing the industry resolve to find solution and build confidence of the financing community Pramod Agarwal, Chairman GJEPC said, “The point is, it has taken decades of hard work and commitment to develop this industry in India. And we wish to take this industry to new heights in the future and contribute to the country’s economic growth and generate employment. We, as an industry, promise to address the issues to the satisfaction of the banks. In fact this is the only industry in India who has created arbitration mediums with the banks and parties in case of NPA to achieve recoveries.”
Listing the achievements and scope of the Industry Mr Agarwal added, “I feel very proud to say that we are the most respected and renowned for diamond and studded jewellery in the international market.”
GJEPC has set up Gem & Jewellery Institute at Mumbai, Delhi Jaipur, Surat, Varanasi and Udupi, offering variety of courses for providing trained manpower to the industry and strengthening the manufacturing in India.
The industry is strengthening manufacturing base with the help of Ministry of Commerce & Industry by setting up 13 Common Facility Centers (CFCs) in different gems & jewellery clusters pan India. Cluster mapping is also being undertaken by GJEPC and will help small exporters, (kaarigars) who are the backbone of our industry but cannot really afford to buy costly machines. We have also initiated on- site training programmes in the tribal pockets of Ratnagiri and Sindhu Durg.
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