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All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation Announces names of its Committee of Administration for the term 2015 – 2017

Mumbai, June 5, 2015: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) announced names of members of its Committee of Administration (COA) for the term 2015 – 2017. The COA for the term comprises a 24 Member team who are industry stalwarts, having been a part of the gem and jewellery industry for several decades.

Speaking on the formation of the new COA, Chairman, Mr. Manish Jain said, “GJF today has a very crucial role to play within the industry. Having completed a decade of formation, GJF has been actively involved with various industry related issues, constantly promoting the growth for this industry sector. I welcome the new COA members who are industry veterans and bring with them a wealth of experience and skills that would add immense value to our initiatives and programmes. Moreover, I am grateful for their willingness to dedicate their time and efforts and share our collective vision to work towards the progress of this industry”

The COA comprises members who are respected business leaders and represent not only the entire cross section of the industry and its key constituents, but also cover the various geographic zones of the country. The COA has been constituted with the view to ensure a fair and comprehensive representation for the gem and jewellery across India.

The COA will oversee the various planning and administrative matters of GJF for the term 2015 – 2017.

Names of COA members:
Mr. Manish Jain – Chairman
Mr. G V Sreedhar – Vice Chairman
Mr. Haresh Soni – Immediate Past Chairman
Mr. Shankar Sen – Zonal Chairman – Eastern Region
Mr. Nitin Khandelwal – Zonal Chairman – Western Region
Mr. Vijay Khanna – Zonal Chairman – Northern Region
Mr. Anantha Padmanaban – Zonal Chairman – Southern Region
Mr. Anil Talwar
Mr. Ashok Bardia
Mr. Ashok Minawala
Mr. Bachhraj Bamalwa
Mr. D D Karel
Mr. Mahesh Jain
Mr. Manoj Soni
Mr. Nirupa Bhatt
Mr. Nitin Kadam
Mr. Paresh Shah
Mr. Rajkumar Jain
Mr. Raman Solanki
Mr. K Srinivasan
Mr. Sumeet Anand
Mr. Vinod Hayagriv
Mr. Zaveribhai Mandalia

Mr. Pramod Agarwal – Permanent Invitee
Mr. Sanjay Kothari – Permanent Invitee


The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) represents over 6,00,000 players comprising manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors, laboratories, gemologists, designers and allied services to the domestic Gems & Jewellery industry. The Gems & Jewellery industry is a hand crafted and labour intensive with over 1 crore strong labour force engaged in the manufacturing of jewellery industry in the domestic sector. The Federation’s mission is to support and promote the progress and prosperity of all the members in the gems and jewellery industry across India. It also provides regular news updated on notifications, rules and regulations declared by the Government. It promotes the trade, by participating in promotional events on a national level. It encourages the trade through the organization of consumer exhibits in India. It also counsels educational and research institutes that help in developing superior quality and high standards for effective functioning of the trade. The gems and gold jewellery business has made significant contribution to the Indian economy and society. The sector has grown phenomenally on the national and international front in the last few years. The industry is in transition phase where family owned entrepreneurial businesses are slowly evolving and transforming into organized professional organizations. Creating a proper policy framework will pave the way for stimulating growth and encouragement.
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