Express takes a look at the state of Amma Canteens across Tamil Nadu... According to the 2019-20 Tamil Nadu Budget, the income from Amma Canteens for 2017-18 was Rs 30.46 crore. The entrance of an Amma Canteen in Madurai |DEBADATTA MALLICK, expressTake the six-year-old canteen in Burma Nagar in Chennai’s Zone 1. There has been a marginal dip in sales”, says a worker in the Jan Bazaar Amma Canteen in Tiruchy. Still loved by regularsDespite all the problems plaguing the Amma Canteens, they still have their regular customers..