After mineral water, cement, Jayalalitha introduces Amma mobile phones in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday announced distribution of Amma mobile phones to trainers of women's self-help groups.[caption id="attachment_2447640" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. Image courtesy: Getty images[/caption]Making this announcement in the state assembly, Jayalalithaa said in the first phase, 20,000 mobile phones at an outlay of Rs.15 crore would be distributed.She said the women's self-help group trainers have to keep records of membership subscription, savings, loans and recoveries.Jayalalithaa said a software in Tamil will be developed to enable recording of the above data and a computerised mobile phone will be distributed to the women's self-help group trainers.The Amma mobile phone scheme is the latest of the several Amma branded schemes implemented in the state like Amma cement, Amma mineral water, Amma canteen and others.IANS