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Efforts into job is to acquire a piece of cloth and a meal. Many have either cloth or meal but, few have both. Malnutrition is a big cause for the government, huge funding is reserved for providing nutrition and food security. The issue Malnutrition earlier was found only in poor children but rich class children are also contributing due to modern food culture. Malnutrition is found across the globe irrespective of developed or developing nation. India is the only country in the world to provide food security to the citizens of the country. In-spite of several reserve funds for alleviating malnutrition, Malnutrition still exists and impact on Social, Political, Psychological and Economic condition of any individual. The Govt. of India is trying to alleviate malnutrition by providing food security through Public Distribution System (PDS) and aiming to provide nutrition to women and children through integrated Child Development Scheme throughout the country. The present study based on primary data focusses on the performance of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Alleviating malnutrition in Belagavi district of Karnataka with special reference to three talukas. The ICDS is reaching the beneficiaries through anganwadi in India. Anganwadi play significant role in addressing the cause.