restaurant services genre south indian vegetarian cuisine founded 2013 founder government of tamil nadu chennai corporation headquarters chennai india area served tamil nadu products food services subsidised low cost food revenue non profit organization owner chief minister of tamil nadu website official website an amma unavagam outlet in adyar chennai amma unavagam mother canteen is a food subsidisation programme run by the government of tamil nadu in india . amma translates to mother in the tamil but also is a reference to chief minister j jayalalithaa who introduced this restaurant chain as part of government schemes aimed at aiding economically disadvantaged sections of society . under the scheme municipal corporations of the state run canteens serving subsidised food at low prices . 1 contents 1 about the scheme 2 menu and prices 3 controversies 4 see also 5 references 6 external links about the scheme edit menu displayed in front of a canteen in adyar chennai . the scheme requires municipal corporations in the state to establish canteens at multiple places in cities and sell subsidised food at very low prices . 2 the first canteens were opened in several localities of chennai and later in other corporations of the state . three of the ten canteens in coimbatore are partially solar powered . 3 menu and prices edit the food chains primarily serve south indian food including idli sambar rice curd rice pongal lemon rice curry leaf rice and also chapathi . the dishes are offered at low prices 1 for an idli 5 for a plate of sambar rice and 3 for a plate of curd rice . 4 controversies edit it has been reported that massive losses are incurred by corporations by offering food at very low rates . as an example the coimbatore municipal corporation reported a loss of approximately 2.64 for an idli 9.73 for a unit of sambar rice and 4.44 for a unit of curd rice incurring a total loss of about 2.70 crore us 400 000 a year . 5 there was opposition in tirunelveli to the appropriation of governments funds to this scheme . 6 concerns were also raised about the effects subsidised canteens can have on pushcart eateries importantly that small business ventures may not be able to withstand competition from government subsidised low cost canteens on a long term basis . 7 see also edit amma kudineer ahar yojana a similar scheme in odisha references edit new budget restaurants to be renamed amma unavagam . the hindu . 24 february 2013 . affordable food coming your way . the hindu . 19 may 2013 . solar power for amma unavagams . the hindu . 2 june 2013 . pandey geeta 4 july 2016 . amma canteen where an indian meal costs only seven cents . bbc news . retrieved 4 july 2016 . amma unavagam to open by end of may in city . the hindu . 27 may 2013 . release of funds to amma unavagam opposed . the hindu . 31 may 2013 . corporation canteens worry pushcart eateries . the hindu . 14 april 2013 . external links edit official website facebook official page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title amma unavagam & oldid 728319796 categories government welfare schemes in tamil nadurestaurants in india2013 establishments in indiahidden categories use indian english from june 2013all wikipedia articles written in indian englishpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 4 july 2016 at 16 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view