Manufacturing
Gems & Jewellery
Major export sector; gem & jewellery SEZs; emerging lab-grown-diamonds policy push. FDI 100% automatic.
Highlights
- Sector contributes ~7% of India's total merchandise exports.
- Surat processes ~90% of the world's rough diamonds by volume.
- Lab-Grown Diamonds (LGD) push — customs-duty cut on LGD seeds; ₹242 crore IIT-Madras research grant.
- Special Notified Zone (SNZ) for rough-diamond trade — Mumbai.
- Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) coordinates with the Department of Commerce.
Sources
- Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)· other
- Consolidated FDI Policy· policy doc
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