There is a proposal from within the central government for setting up jewellery parks in unused Special Economic Zones’ (SEZ) land.
The ministry of commerce will suggest this to its finance counterpart, said Piyush Goyal, Union minister of commerce and industry, in a Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) event. The parks would be for domestic gems and jewellery makers, he said.
While many SEZs have accommodated jewellery manufacturing units, there is no specific jewellery park or cluster in any.
“The sector will immensely benefit from jewellery parks in terms of a common facility centre, associated services like banks and accommodation

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