Sivakasi Fireworks Industry Upbeat as Supreme Court Gives Conditional Permit to Manufacture Linked Green Biscuits

A box of United Biscuits in Sivakasi. Image used to represent | Photo credit: Special arrangement

Fireworks makers in Sivakasi are jubilant as the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) passed an order giving them conditional permission to manufacture the next-generation joint green biscuit.

“This is a major milestone for the fireworks industry and a great day for all stakeholders,” said P. Ganesan, head of the Tamil Nadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers’ Association, Sivakasi office. The Supreme Court has laid down several conditions for the production of chorsa and the details of these conditions are awaited. “The basic condition is that the joint biscuits should be made using only green biscuits,” he added.

The industry has been fighting this legally in the Supreme Court, trying to overturn the ban on choruses, one of the entertainment industry’s most popular products, since 2018.

Major manufacturers’ bodies like TANFAMA and The Indian Fireworks Manufacturers’ Association (TIFMA) intervened in the case.

TIFMA General Secretary T. Kannan said the Supreme Court’s order to lift the ban on chorsa will have a significant impact on the future development of the industry as joint crackers account for 20% of the total fireworks production.

With the ban on chors, many manufacturers, large and small, jumped into making aviation biscuits, which required a lot of expertise, and that led to an increase in accidents, he said.

“Now the industry can relax a bit and many could resume the production of chorsa, which has a good market,” he added.

Chorsa comes in different varieties, from those with small disposable biscuits (bijli) in numbers from 28 to 10,000.

“This is one of the most affordable products in the entertainment industry and people from all economic strata can buy it,” Mr Ganesan said.

Though the manufacturers might try to make the jointed crackers of different sizes and numbers available during the coming Deepavali, their mass production might be possible only for the next festival season, they say.

“We have only one month left for Deepavali. As state and central government officials have already stepped up inspection of firework units to implement safety procedures, mass-scale production of chorsa is not possible in a short period of time,” Mr. Ganesan said.

Published – 30 Sep 2026 15:06 IST