Union Budget 2026-27 makes a strong push for MSMEs, with a Rs 10,000-crore SME Growth Fund; besides, it enables faster payments via mandatory TReDS for CPSE purchases. Overall, the Budget emphasizes fiscal prudence, infrastructure creation, and ease of doing business. For a sector navigating global uncertainty, shifting consumer preferences, and rising compliance standards, it is stability that the enabler.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2026–27, leading jewellery retailers, manufacturers and industry bodies outline expectations on GST, import duties, exports, digital gold regulation, working capital, and policy reforms to strengthen growth.

GJEPC submitted pre-Budget recommendations to the Finance Ministry in Mumbai on January 14, 2026, seeking duty rationalization, tax reforms and SEZ flexibility to support exports amid global trade pressures.

PC Jeweller has partnered with the Uttar Pradesh government to help 1,000 certified goldsmiths transition into jewellery entrepreneurs through training, market access and support under state and central schemes.

GJEPC Kolkata began a four-day Customs Training Program on December 1 2025 at the International Air Cargo Complex to enhance appraiser expertise and improve gem and jewellery export procedures.

GJEPC’s White Paper receives high-level endorsement during President Murmu’s State Visit to Botswana, advancing plans for a direct India–Botswana diamond trade route designed to strengthen MSME access, transparency and bilateral growth.

The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India and APSSDC have formalized a partnership to roll out structured training, upskilling and RPL initiatives across Andhra Pradesh, strengthening workforce capabilities and enhancing employment opportunities in key jewellery clusters.

Bharat Diamond Bourse Marks 41 Years of Excellence & 15 Years of Operations of BDB Complex with the Release of customized My Stamp by Department of Posts, Government of India

The M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 captures how jewellers continue to illuminate the nation’s economy and imagination

The Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ), Mumbai, inaugurated its newly modernised campus, marking a significant step towards shaping the future of India’s jewellery education and skill development.

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the world’s fifth-largest jewellery retailer, has inaugurated its largest and most advanced integrated jewellery manufacturing unit in Hyderabad. Spanning 3.45 lakh sq. ft. and employing over 2,750 artisans, the state-of-the-art facility significantly boosts the group’s global manufacturing capacity and reflects its long-term vision of positioning India as a hub for world-class jewellery craftsmanship

The International Institute of Gemology (IIG) has been awarded the prestigious Industry Excellence Award at the Auguste Piccard Awards, marking a defining moment for India’s gemological education on the global stage

The jewellery industry, long associated with artistry and tradition, is now setting gold standards in workplace culture, employee engagement, and leadership, finds out Priyanka Talreja Gagregrat

India has officially taken on the role of Partner Country at INHORGENTA 2025, a significant milestone for the global gem and jewellery industry