About GJEPC

Leading From the Front

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) was set up by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India (GoI) in 1966. It was one of several Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) launched by the Indian Government, to boost the country’s export thrust, when India’s post-Independence economy began making forays in the international markets. Since 1998, the GJEPC has been granted autonomous status.

The GJEPC is the apex body of the gems & jewelry industry and today it represents almost 6,000 exporters in the sector. With headquarters in Mumbai, the GJEPC has Regional Offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Surat, and Jaipur, all of which are major centers for the industry.

Over the past decades, the GJEPC has emerged as one of the most active EPCs and has continuously strived to both expand its reach and depth in its promotional activities as well as widen and increase services to its members.

Common Facility Centre Project

As its name suggests, the primary goal with which the GJEPC was set up was to promote the Indian g & j industry and its products.

Various promotional activities undertaken by the GJEPC, over the years,  have significantly and positively impacted the increase of exports of gems and jewelry from India. Overall exports have risen from US$ 28 million in 1966 -67 when GJEPC was first set up to almost  US$ 35 billion in 2013-2014.

Gujarat is the hub for Diamond Manufacturing. Diamond manufacturing units are operated in South Gujarat, North Gujarat & Saurashtra regions of Gujarat. Diamond manufacturing activities are widely spread throughout the Gujarat state. Diamond manufacturing units are established and operated even in the interior villages of Gujarat. The diamond industry has been providing a sustainable employment to the people since so many years. Surat is the world’s biggest diamond manufacturing centre. In Surat, the diamond industry consists of a bouquet of well-established diamond units having worldwide reputation as sight holders and medium & small scale diamond manufacturing units. Some of the Diamond manufacturing units situated in Surat are very well equipped with state-of-the art-equipment's and produce & maintain the quality of the finished goods that match the international standards. The diamond industry is a labour intensive industry with high potential of employment to the needy, less educated unemployed people particularly in rural area. However, small & medium diamond manufacturing units located in small towns and interior villages of Gujarat are still operating with the old technology, as the cost to upgrade/acquire /install a state-of-the-art technology/equipment is not affordable to them. This has resulted into low productivity and also affecting the quality of the finished goods produced. Keeping above issues in mind, the establishment of CFC was conceptualized. Establishment of CFC in small towns and villages would greatly help to transfer the technological advancement benefit to the needy diamond manufacturer.

 Diamond Industry experienced a severe recession in the year 2008. At the time of recession, the artisans engaged mainly in cutting and polishing of diamond