Mavji Patel received award from Pranab Mukherjee.
By The American Bazaar Staff
NEW DELHI: Kiran Gems Pvt. Ltd. received the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Niryat Shree Award for 2014.
The award was given by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, at a function organized by the FIEO in New Delhi, last week.
Kiran Gems, which is the world’s largest manufacturer of diamonds, was also conferred with the coveted recognition in 2011 and 2012, according to a press release.
This year, Kiran Gems was awarded with the Silver Trophy in the Gems & Jewellery – Non-MSME category.
Receiving the award, Mavji Patel, the managing director of Kiran Gems, said, “We are extremely proud to receive this award from FIEO, the apex body of export promotion organizations in India. This recognition is in acknowledgment of our continuous efforts to contribute toward making India the manufacturing and export hub for polished diamonds.”
Kiran Gems manufactured 5.3 million carats of rough diamonds across its 167 units in Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat in the past financial year. The company exported polished diamonds and diamond jewelry to more than 60 countries, including the U.S., Europe the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
Currently, Kiran Gems is the top exporter of cut and polished diamonds in the country and it has been awarded for the sixth year in row for that honor by the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India.