• Jewellery crafting by traditional goldsmiths is confined to a few regions in India. These pockets are widely separated and involve
craftsmen whose skills have been handed down over generations. Surat is an important diamond processing centre, which exports
around 80% of the production and has more than 3,500 diamond processing units.
• Jaipur is a key centre for polishing precious and semi-precious gemstones.
• Delhi and its neighbouring states are famous for manufacturing silver jewellery and articles.
• Calcutta is popular for its lightweight plain gold jewelry. This category of jewellery finds a large market in Tamil Nadu.
• Hyderabad is the centre for precious and semi-precious studded jewellery.
• Nellore is a source for hand made jewellery that has been supplying the Chennai market for quite a few decades. Belgaum in
Karnataka and Nellore together specialise in studded jewellery using synthetic or imitation stones.
• Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu specialises in casting jewellery.
• Trichur in Kerala is another source for lightweight gold jewellery and diamond cutting.
• Mumbai is the centre for machine made jewellery. The city is also India’s largest wholesale market in terms of volume.
While these clusters have evolved over time based on the availability of raw materials, skilled labour and market potential, these have
been developed and made competitive through support from the government of India through its special economic zones and cluster
development programmes.
The clusters help in building a globally competitive environment for the Indian gems and jewellery industry
craftsmen whose skills have been handed down over generations. Surat is an important diamond processing centre, which exports
around 80% of the production and has more than 3,500 diamond processing units.
• Jaipur is a key centre for polishing precious and semi-precious gemstones.
• Delhi and its neighbouring states are famous for manufacturing silver jewellery and articles.
• Calcutta is popular for its lightweight plain gold jewelry. This category of jewellery finds a large market in Tamil Nadu.
• Hyderabad is the centre for precious and semi-precious studded jewellery.
• Nellore is a source for hand made jewellery that has been supplying the Chennai market for quite a few decades. Belgaum in
Karnataka and Nellore together specialise in studded jewellery using synthetic or imitation stones.
• Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu specialises in casting jewellery.
• Trichur in Kerala is another source for lightweight gold jewellery and diamond cutting.
• Mumbai is the centre for machine made jewellery. The city is also India’s largest wholesale market in terms of volume.
While these clusters have evolved over time based on the availability of raw materials, skilled labour and market potential, these have
been developed and made competitive through support from the government of India through its special economic zones and cluster
development programmes.
The clusters help in building a globally competitive environment for the Indian gems and jewellery industry