Ashok Sancheti of Pioneer Gems is re-elected as the President of the Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association (IDCA) Board of Directors. The elections of the Board of Directors were for the current year 2017. The election results culminated into Rakesh Barmecha of Niru NY being once again announced as Vice President.

Additional heads elected to the Board include Prateek Nigam of Oriental Gemco NY as Secretary, Neeraj Rawat of Rawat Gems as Joint Secretary; and Rajeev Pandya of Ashi LLC as Treasurer. Directors elected include: Shrenil Bhansali, Roopam Jain, Shailesh Jhalani, Jay Mehta, Nirav Mehta, Mehul Shah, Shekhar Shah, and Nilesh Sheth.