SURAT: If all goes well, the lab-grown diamonds might be traded along with the real diamonds on the trading floors of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai. For the first time, the board of BDB has proposed the removal of the restrictions on the trading of the lab-grown diamonds and invited its members to vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on December 28.
In a circular issued to its members and shareholders on Monday, BDB board said that there is restriction on the trading or dealing in lab-grown diamonds at the bourse. However, the board feels that considering the current operations of the company, the said restrictions should now be removed and be modified accordingly.