Govt to promote common facility centres to boost gems & jewellery sector

20 Jun 2019 Evaluate

With an aim to boost the gems and jewellery sector, the government is looking at promoting the common facility centres. Presently, there are total 10,000 units across India with over 1.2 million skilled workforces, readily available for the MSME's of the gems and service sector.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Economic Advisor Rupa Dutta highlighted the importance of common facility centres, saying that they are to address the issues of Indian gems and jewellery sector and they are a tool for socio-economic transformation.

Dutta further noted that the government has granted few common facility centres in important jewellery hubs across India. She also said that over 2,000 units are dedicated for processing of diamonds for import and export.

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