The 8th edition of the GJEPC’s India Rough Gemstone Sourcing Show (IRGSS) was inaugurated in Jaipur on 29th August by Shri Sugrive Meena, Commisioner of Customs, Jaipur. Shri Vijay Prakash Verma, Asst. Commissioner of Customs, ACC, was also present. The three-week-long exhibition ends on 19th September 2023.
The event witnessed the participation of prominent industry figures, including Shri Nirmal Kumar Bardiya, Regional Chairman; Dr Nawal Agarwal, Convener, Gold Jewellery Panel; Shri K.B. Goyal, Convener, Silver Jewellery Panel, and Shri B.N. Gupta, Convener, SFT/SS/CFJ Panel. Notable members from the Regional Committee and CGS Panel Committee were also in attendance.
The exhibition features an assortment of rough emeralds displayed by the Gemfields-owned Kagem Mining Ltd., Zambia whose Managing Director of Product & Sales, Mr. Adrian Banks was present during the inauguration and will remain in India for the whole duration of IRGSS.