GJEPC celebrates ‘Brilliant Bharat’ at IIJS Tritiya, signs MoU for growth

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council celebrated ‘Brilliant Bharat’ and India’s jewellery artisans at its recent India International Jewellery Show Tritiya trade show in Bengaluru with a range of panel discussions, exhibitions, and technology showcases.

This edition of IIJS Tritiya welcomed 900 exhibitors with 1,900 stalls spread across 40,000 square meters, the GJEPC reported on its website. The trade show also drew a crowd of international visitors from 60 countries from April 5 to 8.
 
“We are a $40 billion export industry today, but the scope and potential for further growth is immense, with the ever-increasing demand in the global gem and jewellery market,” said the GJEPC’s chairman Vipul Shah at the trade show, the GJEPC reported on its website. “GJEPC is working closely with Government to secure favourable polices in the upcoming trade pacts for our sector including FTAs with GCC, Canada, UK and EU. Additionally, GJEPC has successfully pursued the government to introduce measures to facilitate ease of doing business in the e-commerce for retail exports of jewellery from the country, enabling Indian sellers to seamlessly deliver their products to global buyers.”
 
The event saw Shah and the Jewellers Association Bengaluru’s president Chetan Kumar Mehta sign a memorandum of understanding to promote gem and jewellery exports from Karnataka. The MoU will cover GJEPC-fronted initiatives and work at the Karnataka Jewellery Park.
 
“Karnataka’s gem and jewellery industry sets new benchmarks in entrepreneurship, excellence and innovation through technology,” said the Government of Karnataka’ principal secretary of industries and commerce Selvakumar, IAS at the event. “Karnataka’s skilled craftsmen are renowned for creating world famous for exquisite and intricate jewellery such as temple jewellery, antique jewellery and Nakash jewellery among others. IIJS Tritiya is a testament to India’s positioning as a hub for designer jewellery powered by smart technology. IIJS Tritiya reconfirms the industry’s commitment, contribution and collaborative efforts to increase gem & jewellery exports from Karnataka and south India.”