<h1>Apple import restrictions during domestic peak season to protect growers; seeks seasonal ban, 100% off-season duty, quotas, special-status, Green Fund</h1> Himachal Pradesh sought imposition of an immediate prohibition on apple imports during the domestic peak production window (July-November) to prevent market displacement and requested a 100% import duty on apples in off-season months to deter foreign dumping, each measure operative to protect domestic prices and growers' market share. It also sought quantitative restrictions on apple imports to limit import volumes, operative to reduce supply-side pressure on local produce. The state requested designation of apples as a 'special category' item to afford preferential protection, operative to enable tailored trade remedies. It sought a dedicated Green Fund with annual Rs 50,000 crore allocations and permission for additional borrowing of 2% of GSDP, each operative to expand fiscal resources for ecological services and relieve constrained fiscal space; these requests were made to the Union Finance Minister.