The department is taking various initiatives and programmes for Child Development (ICDS), Child Protection(ICPS), Women Protection and Women Empowerment.
Integrated Child Development Scheme ICDS represents one of the world’s largest and most unique schemes for early childhood development.
The objectives of the ICDS schemes is to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age group 0-6 years, to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child, to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout and so on. 
They also thrive to achieve effective coordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development and improve newborn parents’ health and other conditions. Improving mothers’ health and creating awareness through proper nutrition health education is essential for taking care of the child’s health and nutritional needs.
Creating awareness among people was not an easy task. They wanted to reach all categories of people regardless of age and gender in Kerala.