Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understandin with the Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) to explore collaborations for increasing employment and skill training within the gem and jewellery sector. The MoU was signed by Mr. Prem Kumar Kothari, Chairman – GJSCI and Mr. S. S. Sandhu, Principal Secretary – Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department, Government of Maharashtra in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Devendra Fadnavis. 

Under the clauses in the agreement, the two bodies have undertaken to explore collaborations for increasing employment potential in the state by enabling supply of skilled manpower in the desired sector; strengthening the training infrastructure related to the requisite skill set, as well as by adopting new age technologies as per the demand of industries.  The MoU also states that MSSDS along with GJSCI will undertake the onus of skilling 12,000 tribal girl children in the next 2 years.

As per another clause in the MoU, hencefort, any kind of skilling and improvement in the working conditions of the artisans in the gem and jewellery sector within the state will be routed through GJSCI.