By the Government, for their People

Harjinder Singh, INN/Chennai, @Infodeaofficial 

Lockdown have been implemented across the country to avoid the spread of Corona epidemic. Since this lock-down, the people have to leave the house, due to which people have to face a lot of trouble who have to go out of the house due to their work.

In such a situation, Amma Canteen started by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has emerged as a lifeline. At the Amma Canteen, food of the people is provided at cheap rates. Here Sambar Rice, Curd Rice and Roti is provided for 5 Rupees.

In this time of Difficulty, where the staff of Amma Canteen is providing food to the people at very cheap prices, their troubles have not gone unnoticed till now.

Chandra, who runs the Amma Canteen of Egmore, says that in this Amma canteen, all the people, whether rich or poor, are served in the same way.

The canteen gets a lot of crowd since the lock-down. But the concern for them is that the people working here have not been provided any kind of mask or sanitizer by the government.

Apart from this, he and his staff come here from far-flung areas of the city. Due to the vehicle’s availability, they and their employees have to face a lot of difficulty in coming to work.

Even if a member of his family comes to leave him, he has to go through the Checking of the Police. Their only demand is that they should also have ID card and pass system from the government.

If the government arranges for them with ID cards and passes, then they and their families will get rid of the problem. She explains that this problem comes not only with them but with all the employees working in the Amma canteen.

In this time of lock-down, when the people are working for us, then the government should also think about our safety and convenience. For the common people, where the government is distributing sanitizers and masks, we should also provide such facilities for the people.

In the current times, free food is provided to government employees and the elderly in this Amma canteen. According to a data, since March 24, 26.32 lakh idlis, 7.27 lakh rice food products and 15.03 lakh rotis have been sold in 4.07 lakh Amma canteens in Chennai. Amma Canteen has seen 30 percent more footfall since March 24.

John Wesley, who works for the contract with the Chennai Metropolitan Corporation, says that he was having a lot of food problems since the lock-down, but Amma Canteen is working at such a time is the need of the hour.

Amma canteen has proved to be of great benefit to the migrant laborers and others during this time. Amma Canteen is very beneficial for those who come from North India, who do not have any source of income and limited funds.