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Karnataka govt urged to set up Jewellery Park in Bengaluru

Updated: Feb 03, 2023 09:52:34am
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Karnataka govt urged to set up Jewellery Park in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Feb 3 (KNN) The Karnataka Jewellery Association is urging the state government to set up the Jewellery Park announced by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai last year, according to a report in the Deccan Herald.

The proposal has been at a standstill as the government has been unable to identify land for the project, Jewellers' Association president Prashant Mehta told DH.

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As per reports, the Jeweller’s association on Thursday met with the Karnataka Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani regarding the same.

Acquiring land in Bengaluru has turned out to be a challenge. The Association had sought space near the Bengaluru airport. We had also written to several deputy commissioners in the neighbouring districts. However, there has been no response until now, Mehta said.

Meanwhile, the minister proposed to set up the park on a 100-acre space in Kalaburagi, where customers can purchase gold under one roof. With Kalaburagi having an airport and adequate infrastructure for the park, impetus to the industry, Nirani's office said.

The Jewellery Industry are open to the idea of setting up the park in Kalaburagi as long as there was a primary park in Bengaluru.

The Association president pointed out that there are small clusters of manufacturers working from dingy spaces in the Nagarthpet area. All of them will get better working conditions if the government grants land for the park in Bengaluru.

B Ramachari, chairman of Karnataka Jewellery Manufacturers' Association and Karnataka Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council said Bengaluru was the hub of gold jewellery manufacturing in South India.

"Bengaluru airport also sees the highest quantum of gold import. Such a park will give impetus to the industry," he said, adding that similar parks are functional in West Bengal and Maharashtra.

The Industry body is also demanding a GST concession in order to give boost to the industry.  (KNN Bureau)

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