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GJF announces 7th National Jewellery Awards 2017

22 june 2017
The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) has announced that the grand finale of its 7th National Jewellery Awards 2017 will take place in Mumbai on July 28, 2017 where winners across five different segments and 25 categories will be felicitated, says a press note from the Federation.
There are 12 awards in the Jewellery category, five Excellence Awards, five Store Awards, two Designer Awards and Student Awards.
Winners in the latter category will receive a substantial amount being as scholarship.
The organisation said that applications for the Awards are being accepted through an online process that has gone live on its website www.gjf.in; the last date for entry being June 25, 2017. Ernst & Young has been appointed as process advisors.
The award categories cover all stakeholders of the jewellery industry operational in India and jewellery fraternities such as retailers, wholesalers & manufacturers, e-commerce entities, designers and students.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished