Online draw for 96 cracker licences today

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:24 AM Oct 21, 2024 IST

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Nearly 2,836 persons have applied for licence to sell green firecrackers in the city.

The UT Administration had invited online applications to set up cracker stalls. Now, an online draw will be conducted tomorrow to issue 96 licences to sell crackers.

This time more people have applied to sell crackers compared to the last several years. An average 29 persons are in line for each licence. Last year, a total of 1,814 people had applied to sell crackers, with an average 18 in line for each licence.

Although these cracker stalls are set up only for three days, but due to high sales and high earnings more people come apply for licence.

Twelve sites have been earmarked in the UT for the sale of firecrackers.

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