1. Ministry of Rural Development Government of India October 8, 2013

2. Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India  GJSCI is the sector skill council for the Gems and Jewellery sector in India  It covers all the areas and functions of the industry such as diamond processing, coloured gemstone processing, jewellery manufacturing, wholesale, retail and exports.  The organisations that have helped create the GJSCI are:

3. Governing Council Chairman : Mr. Prem Kothari, Fine Jewellery India Ltd, Mumbai Mr. Ashok Minawala, Danabhai Jewellers & Sons, Mumbai Mr. C.K.Venkataraman, Titan Industries Ltd, Bengaluru Mr. Colin Shah, Kama Schachter Jewellery, Mumbai Mr. Gibson Vedamani, NSDC Nominee Mr. Haresh Soni, Premji Valji & Sons, Rajkot Mr. Jatin Chheda, Chheda Jewels, Mumbai, Mr. Nirmal Kumar Bardiya, RMC Gems Group, Jaipur Ms. Nirupa Bhatt, Gemmological Institute of America, Mumbai Mr. Parag Shah, K. Girdharlal International Ltd., Surat Mr. Rajiv Mehta, Surat Diamond Jewellery Pvt Ltd., Mumbai Prof. V. K. Murti, S. P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai Mr. Vasant Mehta, V. Rameshchandra & Co., Mumbai Mr. Vinod Hayagriv, C Krishniah Chetty & Sons, Bengaluru

4. Industry Profile Largest consumers of gold and jewellery in the world Cuts and polishes 14 out of 15 diamonds sold anywhere in the world Predominant position as an important processing and trading centre for coloured gemstones Highly fragmented, phase of consolidation: 96% family owned businesses Predominantly hand crafted products and requirement of skilled human resources

5. Human Resource Requirements 2008201220182022Incremental Jewellery Fabrication1,1671,6262,3392,7071,540 CPD7671,0321,5632,0311,264 Gemstones and other categories 2674328581,4151,148 Jewellery Retail1,1341,5171,9051,791657 Total3,3354,6086,6657,9434,609 5

6. Major Clusters Jewellery Retail – Nationally Jewellery Manufacturing – Kolkata, Coimbatore, Delhi, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Junagadh, Hyderabad, Thrissur, Kolhapur, Jaipur, Karwar ◦ Substantial numbers from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Diamond Processing – Gujarat ◦ Substantial numbers from Saurashtra Region. Some mobilisation from Bihar, UP, MP and Orissa Coloured Gemstone Processing - Rajasthan 6

7. Employement Opportunities Abroad 50% of the Gem & Jewellery workforce in Middle East of Indian origin ◦ Kerala, West Bengal

8. National Occupational Standards 100 + unique job roles. 76 QRC approved Training initiated for 36 job roles under the STAR Scheme Standardised training content developed by GJSCI made available to training partners at a fee

9. Creating a workforce with continuously upgraded skills, knowledge and qualifications to ensure India’s competitiveness in the Global Gems & Jewellery arena Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India BFC Building, 3 rd Floor, SEEPZ SEZ, Mumbai 400096 www.gjsci.orgwww.gjsci.org; info@gjsci.org