India: The Tamil Nadu state government has sold 27,057t of Amma cement in the first nine months of 2015.
After cement prices started soaring on the open market, the state government decided to offer a bag of cement at a reduced price of US$2.93. Around 20,000t/month of cement is procured in bulk from major manufacturers for this purpose. Deserving beneficiaries can buy 250 bags of Amma cement for a 500ft2 house, 500 bags for 501 – 1000ft2 structure and 750 bags for structures of 1001 – 1500ft2. Some 10 - 100 cements bags can be obtained to carry out repair works. Beneficiaries for government schemes like 'Green House' and 'Indira Memorial Housing' are also provided with Amma Cement.