Amma Canteen - Tamilnadu Government Schemes

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Amma Unavagam (Also called Amma Centeen) is a food subsidisation programme run by Government of Tamil Nadu since February 2013. Under this, municipal corporations of the state run canteens serving subsidised food at low prices (Breakfast and Lunch).
Literal meaning of name of scheme Amma Unavagam is Mother's canteen. Amma translates to mother in Tamil, but is also a reference to Former TN Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who introduced this restaurant chain as part of government schemes aimed at aiding economically disadvantaged sections of society.
Scheme requires municipal corporations in the state to establish canteens at multiple places in cities and sell subsidised food at very low prices. The first canteens were opened in several localities of Chennai, and later in other corporations of the state.
Food chains primarily serve South Indian food including idli, saambar rice, curd rice, pongal, lemon rice, curry leaf rice and chappathi. The dishes are offered at low prices: INR 1 for an idli, INR 5 for a plate of sambar rice, INR 5 for a plate of "Karuvapellai Satham" (Curry leaves rice) and INR 3 for a plate of curd rice.

Other Tamilnadu Government Schemes

Scheme Name	Launched	Description	Sub Schemes (s)
Amma Kudineer	September 2013	Provide pure mineral water at subsidized prices.

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