Brand Amma just got bigger on Saturday with Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa announcing the government would construct air-conditioned Amma marriage halls for people from economically weaker sections who otherwise cannot afford to hire such halls. In a statement in Chennai she said, 11 Amma marriage halls would be constructed at 11 locations across the state at a cost of Rs 83 crore. “I have ordered Amma marriage halls for the benefit of poor. The Tamil Nadu housing board and cooperative societies will be building the Amma marriage halls. The Amma marriage halls are the latest addition to the list of subsidized essential items that Jayalalithaa government distributes across the state as part of welfare measures.

Source: Hindustan Times September 18, 2016 05:03 UTC