Mumbai: Mr. Kirit Somaiya, Member of Parliament, North-East Mumbai visited GJSCI’s state-of-art training centre in Mumbai at IIGJ-M, where he met Mr. Prem Kumar Kothari, Chairman and Mr. Binit Bhatt, CEO of GJSCI. During the two hours visit, Mr. Somaiya was given a detailed overview by Mr. Binit Bhatt on various initiatives taken by GJSCI for the upliftment of gems & Jewellery industry and its workforce.

Mr. Kirit Somaiya had a close look and appreciated the efforts taken by GJSCI as well as the advanced teaching techniques and utilities available at the Centre and also extended his best wishes to the division. He also had a detailed discussion with Mr. Prem Kothari and Binit Bhatt on various aspects related to skilling of labour force of the sector. Further to this, Mr. Somaiya visited Shree Raj Jewels, an export oriented unit located within SEEPZ where Ms. Aekta Shah, COO, Shree Raj Jewels gave detailed insights to various nuances of modern day Jewellery manufacturing.

“GJSCI is dedicatedly working towards the upliftment of workforce of gems & Jewellery sector. With training being the core of the entire process, we are very particular about having state-of-art facilities. It was an honour for us to have Mr. Somaiya visiting GJSCI’s training center and taking interest in understanding the training process and functionalities. He appreciated GJSCI for its efforts and contribution to the industry which”, said Mr. Binit Bhatt.

“Today, India is one of the biggest gold market and with so much of talent in the youth supported by state-of-art training facility like this one, we are certain that the Indian Gems & Jewellery industry will continue to radiate its sheen and luster on a global level”, said Mr. Somaiya.