![[Firecracker bans] Government should introduce alternative Employment Scheme for those employed in Firework Industries: Madras High Court](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2020-11%2Fdf45b571-3eb5-43a4-8d4d-8191c971165b%2Ffireworks_EPS123.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
With various States imposing a ban on firecrackers this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Madras High Court has opined that the State and Central Governments should introduce alternative employment schemes to benefit those whose livelihoods have been affected.