Srinagar, Sep 11: Reacting to the decision of the Government of India to lift additional duties on several American products, including apples, walnuts, and almonds, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti termed it devastating for the economy of the J&K.
“The GOI’s decision to remove additional duties on apples, walnuts, and almonds will have a devastating effect on local growers in J&K, who are already grappling with huge losses since 2019. I hope @PMOIndia reconsiders,” she wrote.
On September 5, the Ministry of Finance, in a notification, announced the removal of these duties on products, including chickpeas, lentils (masur), apples, walnuts in shells, and fresh or dried almonds, as well as shelled almonds.
