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he Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) laid the foundation stone for a premier gem and jewellery training institute in Udupi, Karnataka, on June 16th. e ceremony was aended by Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of state for commerce & industry (independent charge). Also present on the occasion was Manoj Dwivedi, joint secretary, ministry of commerce & industry. e Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) in Udupi is being set up in association with the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. IIGJ Udupi is the GJEPC’s first foray into the education and training field in southern India. It is the latest among a series of training institutes and facility centres being set up by GJEPC in India. Addressing the function, Sitharaman said, “Across the globe, the best of jewellery pieces are mainly handmade. Global retail giants like Cartier, Boucheron or Van Cleef & Arpels command premium prices for their handmade jewellery.” She said that India, whose forte lies in craſting the most intricate handmade jewellery, should capitalise on this opportunity by building necessary infrastructure. e minister noted that by seing up institutes like IIGJ and other facility Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, Member of Parliament, Udupi lighting the lamp at the foundation stone laying ceremony. Also seen are GJEPC gold jewellery panel convener K Srinivasan, Praveenshankar Pandya, and GJEPC executive director Sabyasachi Ray. T GJEPC To Set Up IIGJ Centre In Udupi 98 SOLITAIRE INTERNATIONAL JULY 2017

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Page 1: Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, …Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, Member of Parliament, Udupi lighting the lamp at the foundation stone laying ceremony. Also seen

he Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) laid the foundation stone for a premier gem and jewellery

training institute in Udupi, Karnataka, on June 16th. The ceremony was attended by Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of state for commerce & industry (independent charge). Also present on the occasion was Manoj Dwivedi, joint secretary, ministry of commerce & industry.

The Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) in Udupi is being set up in association with the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. IIGJ Udupi is the GJEPC’s first foray into the

education and training field in southern India. It is the latest among a series of training institutes and facility centres being set up by GJEPC in India.

Addressing the function, Sitharaman said, “Across the globe, the best of jewellery pieces are mainly handmade. Global retail giants like Cartier, Boucheron or Van Cleef & Arpels command premium prices for their handmade jewellery.” She said that India, whose forte lies in crafting the most intricate handmade jewellery, should capitalise on this opportunity by building necessary infrastructure.

The minister noted that by setting up institutes like IIGJ and other facility

Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, Member of Parliament, Udupi lighting the lamp at the foundation stone laying ceremony. Also seen are GJEPC gold jewellery panel convener K Srinivasan, Praveenshankar Pandya, and GJEPC executive director Sabyasachi Ray.

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GJEPC To Set Up IIGJ Centre In Udupi

98 SOLITAIRE INTERNATIONAL JULY 2017

Page 2: Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, …Nirmala Sitharaman and Shobha Karandlaje, Member of Parliament, Udupi lighting the lamp at the foundation stone laying ceremony. Also seen

Sabyasachi Ray presenting a memento to Manoj Dwivedi.

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centres, GJEPC once again has come forward to further equip the Indian gem and jewellery sector and make it globally competitive. She said she was confident that IIGJ in Udupi will aid in providing exciting career opportunities to the youth of surrounding regions in this sector.

Dwivedi added, “With over 100 retail stores and a workforce of over 5,000 people, Udupi boasts of a rich jewellery lineage. By setting up IIGJ here, GJEPC envisions to productively use the talent available here by providing required training and guidance. GJEPC has joined hands with NID, Ahmedabad to ensure that the best of jewellery and manufacturing courses are offered to the enrolled students. I applaud GJEPC for taking this visionary step which would not only skill the youth, but also create more job opportunities in southern India.”

GJEPC chairman Praveenshankar Pandya said, “IIGJ in Udupi is one of the most ambitious projects taken up by GJEPC to tap the unutilised potential of youth in this region, thereby giving a significant boost to Indian gem and jewellery sector.

“This institute strongly embodies Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and much professed emphasis on design and handmade jewellery. It is closely aligned with the vision of Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce & industry minister, to establish a one-of-its-kind, full-

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fledged jewellery institute at Udupi with a strong design focus. This is yet another step towards the pursuit of “Skill India”.

The institute will provide training to the youth in the region in various aspects of handcrafted jewellery making, which could eventually lead to employment opportunities in the gem and jewellery sector. It will also aim at enhancing the skills of the existing workforce already engaged with the industry, which, in turn, will help in fostering development of the local jewellery industry, GJEPC noted.

The institute will focus on three levels of skills:• New Skilling for developing fresh

skills in candidates who have no prior domain learning/working knowledge of jewellery.

• Up-skilling for upgrading the skills of candidates who have prior domain learning and are already working in the sector.

• Give a design and technological orientation to the local industry to be competitive in the Indian and world market.Keeping these objectives in mind, the

institute will offer manufacturing and CAD designing courses for jewellery. Indian Diamond Institute, Surat and IIGJ have been involved, on behalf of GJEPC, to collaboratively develop the programme curriculum along with NID. n

IIGJ in Udupi is one of the most ambitious projects taken up by GJEPC to tap the unutilised potential of youth in this region, thereby giving a significant boost to Indian gem and jewellery sector.”