Deccan Chronicle 02.06.2013
Jaya launches ‘Amma’ canteens in nine corporations

Chennai:
The low-cost tiffin centres, which have become popular among the poor
people in Chennai, were on Sunday launched in nine other cities in Tamil
Nadu by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
Jayalalithaa launched the
‘Amma Unavagams’ in Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli,
Salem, Tiruppur, Tuticorin, Vellore and Erode through video conferencing
from the state secretariat, an official release said. The nine corporations would have 10 canteens each.
She
also launched the addition of new items such as ‘Pongal’ for breakfast
and curryleaf rice and lemon rice for lunch in the 200 canteens run in
Chennai.
‘Amma’ canteens offer affordable breakfast and lunch for
the welfare of daily wagers, auto and rickshaw drivers, vendors and
other floating population in these corporations across the state.
First
launched in Chennai offering idlies at Re one a piece and sambar and
curd rices at Rs five and Rs three respectively, these canteens became
an instant hit among the consumers, who pleaded for addition of new
items in the menu.
Jayalalithaa had announced in the Assembly last
month that more canteens would be opened in other corporations and new
items would be included in the menu.