GJEPC launches seventh Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show in Jaipur

By

Isabelle Crossley

Published
Mar 7, 2023

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council launched the seventh edition of its India Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show in Jaipur on March 6. The trade show is designed to boost trade in the industry, focusing on emeralds. 

The event was inaugurated by the commissioner of customs of Jaipur, Sugrive Meena on Monday and the event will run for three weeks until March 25, the GJEPC announced on its website. The exhibition features an assortment of rough emeralds displayed by Kagem Mining Limited, a Gemfields-owned business based in Zambia. 
 
The emerald exhibition’s launch saw attendance by additional commissioner of customs D.S. Dewal and assistant commissioner of customs Anupama Saksena. The GJEPC’s Coloured Gemstones Panel convenor Mahendra Agarwal and SFT/SS/CFJ Panel convenor B.N. Gupta were also in attendance along with other GJEPC regional committee members and Coloured Gemstones Panel members who welcomed the event’s chief guests and other customs officials. 

The India Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show runs annually with Kagem Mining Limited and brings together businesses from across India in gem hub Jaipur. The emeralds in the exhibition are mined in Zambia, a country in Africa known for its rich emerald reserves.