• Last date for receiving filled nominations is 07 November 2024. Please refer to the Definitions sheet circulated with the nomination form.

• Nomination Forms: This year, participants are required to submit online nomination form.

  Form 1: Industry performance Industry Performance Awards and Special Recognition Awards Nomination Form

  Form 2: Nomination Form for Bank Supporting the Industry

  Form 3: Nomination form for ‘Highest gems and jewellery sales - Importers’

• The year to be considered for awards is the financial year 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 i.e. from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 and from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

• For year ending period other than April to March, please mention the year-end period.

• The form consists of mandatory sections and sections which are not compulsory but are recommended to be filled. Please note that all the mandatory sections and declaration page are required to be filled, otherwise nomination form can be considered as ‘incomplete form’

• Companies need to self-nominate themselves for multiple categories. Accordingly, respondents seeking to nominate themselves for more than one category need to fill in details pertaining to those product segments which they intend to participate in. E.g. if you intend to send nominations for both Precious Metal Jewellery – Plain as well as Silver Jewellery segments, you are only required to fill in details in the three table in Section B of Form 1 pertaining to the Precious Metal Jewellery – Plain and Silver Jewellery segments. Please feel free to contact us in case you need clarity in this regard.

• It is strongly recommended to provide other literature related to marketing, innovation, company achievements, etc. Accordingly, please attach additional sheets wherever applicable. Providing additional information/documents for required questions will provide an in-depth perspective on company’s operations and can enable the jury to make informed decision while selecting the final award winners

• Nomination forms should be accompanied by the following documents –

  Mandatory Documents*	Strongly Recommended Documents
  1. Audited or CA certified provisional Financial Statements for Financial Year 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24.	1. Company presentation explaining business model
  2. Undertaking from company with CA declaration or payment realization certification as required under select categories	2. Marketing Collaterals, Product Brochures, Company Brochures, Award Certificates and other literature relevant to information asked for in the form
  3. Banker’s Confidentiality Letter (Declaration on NPA and non-GST defaulter)	3. Auditor's Report for FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24.

  *All information will be kept strictly confidential and used only for computation purpose.

• Nomination Criteria for select categories

  Industry Performance Award
  1. All award categories under Industry Performance Award will be evaluated based on financial year 2023-24 figures.
  2. Undertaking from company along with CA certification certifying value addition is required to be submitted along with nomination form.

  Most Socially Responsible Company (CSR)

  1. The CSR initiatives should be executed/ implemented on or before 31 March 2024.
  2. Undertaking from company along with CA certification certifying expenditure on CSR activities by the company is required to be submitted along with nomination form

  Award for Best innovative Marketing and Branding campaign overseas

  1. Provide details of Gems and Jewellery total sales of the company during last two financial years through e-commerce platform.
  2. Undertaking from company along with CA certification or audited statements certifying sales from e-commerce platform.
  3. Undertaken from company along with CA certification certifying country-wise sales through the e-commerce platform in FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.
  4. Provide details of digital platform along with details of visitors/ followers and profile links.
  5. Undertaking from company along with CA certification certifying the sales through digital platform for last 3 financial years and spending by company on digital platform for marketing/ advertisement in last 3 financial years.
  6. Provide press release/ patent documents – Copyright protection/ design protection document.
  7. Undertaking from company along with CA certification certifying the R&D spending by the company for innovation in technology/ manufacturing/ patent registration for last 3 financial years

  Highest Employment on the company rolls

  1. Only full time/ permanent employees will be considered for the evaluation.
  2. Undertaking from company along with CA certification certifying total number of employees are required to be submitted along with nomination form.

  Highest Taxpayer Company

  1. Undertaking from company along with CA certification and Income Tax challans certifying total income tax paid are required to be submitted along with nomination form.
  

  Women Entrepreneur of the year

  1. Provide details of initiatives/ approaches taken up by nominee towards business development/ Gems and Jewellery Sector development in FY 2023-24.
  2. Kindly attach document showcasing the nominee is full-time employee of the company.

  Lab Grown Diamond

  1. Provide separate Lab Grown Diamond Production in Quantity (In Carats) and Net Foreign Reserve (Net Export of Goods towards Net Import of Goods) for FY 2023-24.
  2. Evaluation weightage – 50% score to Sustainability Advocate in LGD (Green Energy Promotor and 50% score to Best Contributor to Atma Nirbhar Bharat Initiative & Community Engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

  Indian Origin Retailer of the Year (North America/ Middle East/ Rest of the World)

  1. Kindly provide evidence of the number of outsets of the company both domestic and international along with date of retail store establishment, store address and sales in FY 2023-24

Note : All information (financial, quantitative and qualitative) is to be provided for operations pertaining to gems and jewellery business only. The same holds true for companies involved in multiple businesses including gems & jewellery.

1. Total Income - refers to net sales + other income as stated in the company’s annual report. Domestic sales refer to sale of products & services within India as stated in the company’s annual report.

2. Total Sales – refers to Net Sales and includes Export sales + Domestic sales as stated in the company’s annual report

3. Export sales - refers to F.O.B value of sales outside India as stated in the company’s annual report. Deemed exports should not be considered as a part of export turnover. For exact definition of ‘deemed exports’, please refer Rules and Regulations. DDA exports should be considered as part of export turnover.

4. Domestic Sales – includes sales within India as stated in the company’s annual report.

5. Net profit - refers to Profit after Tax as stated in the company’s Annual Report.

6. For the purpose of calculation of Value Addition, committee decided as below: Value Addition= [(Total Export Sales + Closing Stock) – (Opening stock + Total Purchase related to Exports) x 100] ÷ (Opening stock + Total Purchase related to Exports)

7. Only direct physical exports effected by a firm itself will be considered for the purpose of awards (which means that has Third Party exports as defined vide Para 2.42 of the FTP 2015-2020 should be excluded). In other words, third party exports such as through MMTC, STC etc. as otherwise permitted vide Para 9.60 of the FTP should not be included for the purpose of Council’s awards.

8. Deemed exports will not be considered as a part of total exports. As per EXIM policy, deemed exports refers to those transactions in which goods supplied do not leave country, and payment for such supplies is received either in Indian rupees or in free foreign exchange. Following categories, under the Foreign Trade Policy, are considered as deemed exports:

• Supply of goods against Advance Authorization / Advance Authorization for annual requirement / DFIA (Duty Free Import Authorization)
• Supply of goods to EOUs (Export Oriented Units) or STPs (Software Technology Parks) or EHTPs (Electronics Hardware Technology Park) or BTPs (Bio Technology Parks)
• Supply of goods to projects financed by multilateral or bilateral agencies / Funds as notified by Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), MoF under International Competitive Bidding (ICB) in accordance with procedures of those agencies / Funds, where legal agreements provide for tender evaluation without including customs duty; Supply and installation of goods and equipment (single responsibility of turnkey contracts) to projects financed by multilateral or bilateral agencies / Funds as notified by DEA, MoF under ICB, in accordance with procedures of those agencies / Funds, which bids may have been invited and evaluated on the basis of Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) prices for goods manufactured abroad
• Supply of goods to any project or purpose in respect of which the MoF, by a notification, permits import of such goods at zero customs duty

9. Exports of Cut & Polished Diamonds from Bonded Warehouses/SEZ units as well as polished re-exports (Cut and Polished Diamonds Imported through customs from abroad including return shipment) from abroad should not be included while calculating the export figures of Cut & Polished Diamonds. Exports of rough diamonds also should not be included.

10. With respect to Cut and Polished Coloured Gemstones (Precious and Semi-Precious), a statement giving payment realization of exports proceeds (in US Dollars and Indian Rupees) during the period April 2023 to March 2024 and April 2022 to March 2023 must be furnished.

11. In case of gold and silver Jewellery /articles, export made against gold / silver supplied including the value of gold in advance by foreign buyers, as per para 4.45 of Foreign Trade Policy 2015 - 2020, the exports made will be considered

12. Import of Polished diamond / Export of Rough Diamond including returned shipments relating to the year should be excluded for purposes of determining the net FOB value.

13. All exports made in terms of Policy provisions of 2015-20, with the exception of those specifically excluded in these rules as covered elsewhere, will be considered for award. Export performance figures should be in accordance with IT (HS) Code regulations. Therefore, the statement of export should include only those exports affected on outright sale basis during the financial years April 2023 to March 2024 and April 2022 to March 2023 and exports affected on consignment basis for which payments have been received during the year.

14. Export and Import of medallions will not be considered for consideration in total export figure.

15. Export of Jewellery and articles more than 22 ct will not be considered in total export turnover.