Amma Canteen to serve chapattis for dinner from 15th September

In order to save the poor and middle income group people from the roaring price rises Amma Canteen was started by The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Currently, idlis are sold for one rupee each, sambar rice for Rs. 5, Pongal for Rs. 5, rice preparations for Rs. 5 and curd rice for Rs. 3. Breakfast is supplied from 7 a.m. to noon and lunch is served till 3 p.m. The budget eateries aim at providing nutritious food at affordable prices to residents living in slums, as well as daily labourers, drivers, load-men and migrant workers. 

Now Chapathis are likely to be a welcome addition to the menus in the city�s Amma canteens from 15th of this month. The chapattis, along with dal or kurma, will be served from 6 p.m. To 9 p.m. In each of the canteens. A plate of two chapattis will cost Rs. 3.