Shimla, Mar 11 : HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Piyush Goyal, on Minister for Commerce and Industry at New Delhi on Friday, and urged him about enhancing import duty on apples to benefit the apple growers of the state. He said that apples from other countries are coming into the Indian market and affecting the apple economy of the state. He also requested for extending Industrial Development Subsidy Scheme as the scheme is closing during the current year. He also discussed setting up of Pharma testing lab in Baddi in a speedy manner which would benefit local Pharma entrepreneurs for testing their products in the state itself. Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh gave valuable inputs about the state’s demands. on Commerce Minister assured the Chief Minister of all possible help to the state. Earlier, Chief Minister also held a meeting with the Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog Dr. Rajeev Kumar. Members of the Aayog, Distinguished Experts, and senior officers were present in the meeting. Chief Minister held detailed discussions about its efforts to make Himachal a green state and sought the cooperation of the Aayog to achieve the objective. ML SHK2335
