iration ▁for ▁many ▁states ▁like ▁Od ish a , ▁K arn ata ka ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁which ▁later ▁proposed ▁similar ▁schemes ▁seeing ▁its ▁success . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁scheme , ▁municipal ▁corpor ations ▁of ▁the ▁state - run ▁can te ens ▁serving ▁subs id ised ▁food ▁at ▁low ▁prices .. ▁The ▁gen esis ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁could ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁rural ▁restaur ants ▁promoted ▁by ▁N imb kar ▁Agricult ural ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁literal ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁Am ma ▁Un av ag am ▁is ▁Mother ' s ▁can teen . ▁Am ma ▁transl ates ▁to ▁mother ▁in ▁T amil , ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁J ▁Jay al al ith aa , ▁who ▁introduced ▁this ▁restaurant ▁chain ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁government ▁schemes ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a iding ▁econom ically ▁dis adv ant aged ▁sections ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁scheme ▁ ▁The ▁scheme ▁requires ▁municipal ▁corpor ations ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁establish ▁can te ens ▁at ▁multiple ▁places ▁in ▁cities ▁and ▁sell ▁subs id ised ▁food ▁at ▁very ▁low ▁prices . ▁The ▁first ▁can te ens ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁several ▁local ities ▁of ▁Chen na i , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁other ▁corpor ations ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁can te ens ▁in ▁Co imb atore ▁are ▁partially ▁solar - power ed . ▁ ▁Menu ▁and ▁prices ▁The ▁food ▁ch ains ▁primarily ▁serve ▁South ▁Indian ▁food ▁including ▁id li , ▁sa