Amma Canteens will provide free food to the people under Metropolitan Chennai Police limits during lockdown between June 19 and June 30, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palsami on Thursday.
He also asked the community halls to cook and distribute food for the elderly and needy to their homes.
Tamil Nadu has reported 50,193 COVID-19 positive cases so far, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
( With inputs from ANI )