Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Production and Export of Gems and Jewellery
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF GEMS AND JEWELLERY

## 285(H). SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total production of gems, jewellery and diamond in India during the last three years and the current year along with the total quantity and value of their exports during the said period;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  an  increase/  decrease  in  the  trade  of  old  gold  jewellery, diamond and pearls during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The production of emerald and abrasive (gem) is reported nil during the last three  years and current year. Details of production of precious minerals during the last three years and current year are given below:

(Value Rs. 000)

| Mineral   | Unit   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18(Upto Oct 2017)   |
|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| Diamon d  | crt    |     36107 |     36070 |     36516 | 21548                    |
| Gold      | kg     |      1441 |      1323 |      1594 | 813                      |
| Silver    | kg     |    327647 |    426443 |    460811 | -                        |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines

The details of exports of Gems, jewellery and diamond during the last three year and current year (in Value term) are as under:-

(Value in US$ Million)

| Items                                   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017- 18(Upto Oct 2017 |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| Pearl, Precious, Semi-Precious stones   |  24758.8  |  22297.3  |  24923.8  |                 14991.2  |
| Gold                                    |   2845.15 |   5573.54 |   6121.43 |                  1994.94 |
| Silver                                  |      5.68 |      7.35 |     11.29 |                     5.38 |
| Other Precious and Base Metals          |    414.05 |    447.29 |    421.66 |                   232.88 |
| Gold and Other Precious Metal Jewellery |  13242.4  |  10958    |  11934.6  |                  7431.01 |
| Total                                   |  41266.1  |  39283.5  |  43412.8  |                 24655.5  |

Source: DGCI&S

The details of exports of gold and silver during the last three year and current year (in Quantity term) are as under:-

(Quantity in Thousands)

| Items   | Unit   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (Upto 2017 |
|---------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| Gold    | Kgs    |     70.82 |    150.75 |    152.92 |                49.27 |
| Silver  | Kgs    |      7.57 |     29.95 |     32.72 |                18.01 |

Source: DGCI&S

Note:  The quantity figures within other commodities are not additive thus cannot be provided. (b)  &  (c)        There  is  no  mechanism  to  trace  the  data  of  manufacturing  old  gold jewellery, diamond and pearls or any other gem and jewellery items. .

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