Which State Has The Largest Diamond Production In The Country?
1. Madhya Pradesh Has The Highest Production.
Madhya Pradesh produces 32 percent of the country’s diamonds and Diamond reserves in Madhya Pradesh are about 45,80,336 carats, of which 31.5% are located in Panna district. Apart from this, other diamond producing states are Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Now you will be surprised to know that in “Gujarat” Diamond is of no value.
2.Largest Diamond Plants are located In Surat, Mumbai And Kolkata.
Even after producing such a large number of diamonds in Madhya Pradesh, there is no big diamond plant there. The three biggest diamond plants in the country are in Surat, Mumbai and Kolkata. Due to Corona virus, only 70-80% of the employees are working there. Last year, the world’s number one diamond company De Beers was in loss as well. In an interview last year, Savji Dholakia had told that 40 thousand people lost their jobs in the diamond industry.
3. Company Loss Like De Beers.
This year the corona virus epidemic affected the whole world. Due to this, a big international company like De Beers has suffered even more losses. According to Collin Shah, president of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, international sales have been curtailed by the end of this March and unpolished diamonds are down by 20 to 25 %, compared to $18.66 billion in the same time period last year.
In this article you’ve learned which states produces large number of diamonds & which state have largest diamond plants.