Shimla, May 22 -- Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the import duty on apples from 50 percent to at least 100 percent to discourage the import of apples from Turkey and to safeguard the interests of the apple growers of Himachal Pradesh. He also urged that quantitative restrictions should be imposed on imported apples. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh is known as 'Apple Bowl' of the country and is famous for producing delicious varieties of apples. The apple is the prime cash crop of the State and generates an income of about Rs. 4500 crore annually. He said that about 10 lakh mandays are generated due to the apple crop, ...