The Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is one of India's most effective initiatives for improving the physical and dietary health of women and children. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme was to be implemented across all of India's States, according to a 1972 Planning Commission recommendation. This initiative offers a variety of services, including as non-formal early childhood education, assistance with referrals, health education, and supplemental dietary habits, to young children, expecting women, and nursing mothers between the ages of 15 and 45. The level of nourishment for kids has not changed significantly despite India's remarkable economic growth over the previous 20 years. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), a program that hasn't yet been successful in lowering child malnutrition, serves less than one third of the children. Significant operational difficulties, like a lack of monitoring, also confront ICDS.