1. Nutrition plays a crucial role in human health and well being. 

2. Tamil Nadu has played a pioneering role in bringing about significant changes in the health and nutrition status. 

3. Children below six years of age, pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls are mainly taken care of. 

4. Tamil Nadu’s budget allocation for health and nutrition is the highest in the country.

5. The performance of the Integrated Child Development Services, and the Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme (PTMGRNMP) are considered one of the best in the country.

6. In Tamil Nadu, ICDs is being implemented through 54,439 child centres, that is 49,499 Anganwadi centres and 4,940 mini Anganwadi centres. 

7. There are 434 Child Development Blocks in which 385 in rural areas, 47 urban areas and 2 in tribal areas. 

8. The Government of Tamil Nadu’s policy for “A Malnutrition free Tamil Nadu” guides the State’s long term Multi – sectoral strategy for eliminating malnutrition,

9. Amartya Sen, Noble prize winning Economist stated that he sees a political will and commitment in the state of Tamil Nadu to tackle these issues to achieve the status of a “Malnutrition” “Free state”.