''Amma Salt '' launched Wednesday June 11,2014

Buoyed by success of ‘Amma Drinking Water’ and ‘Amma Unavagams,’ the government has come out with ‘Amma Salt,’ an affordably priced quality common salt made by the Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSC) for the benefit of the weaker sections. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will launch the scheme on Wednesday June 11,2014

TNSC told that three varieties are up for open market sale under the ‘Amma Salt brand –

• Double Fortified Salt priced at Rs. 14 a kg, against the open market price of Rs. 21
• Refined Free Flow Iodised Salt  costs Rs. 10, against the market price of Rs. 14 to Rs. 20 and
• Low Sodium Salt costs Rs. 21, against the private players’ price of Rs. 25.

Double Fortified Salt helps those with anaemic and goitre disorders
Refined Free Flow Iodised Salt helps those with hypothyroidism and
Low Sodium Salt is a boon for those enduring blood pressure variations and cardiac conditions.