Gems &Jewellery sector contributes around 7% to GDP; employs 50 lakh people: MoS Anupriya Patel

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel has said that the Gems and Jewellery sector contributes around seven per cent to GDP and employs 50 lakh people.   She was speaking at a function to mark the 37th Edition of India International Jewellery Show Premier 2021.   She said, the sector has been one of the worst-hit sectors in the counrty during the Covid-19 pandemic as its exports saw a record 98 per cent decline in April 2020 due to the complete lockdown situation in the count...