Welfare schemes such as the ICDS should be tracked with imaginative use of information technology. People visiting India often carry a paradoxical impression about this great nation. On one hand, they see it as an epicentre of new economic growth and a window of opportunity like there was for the gold rush in California in 1848. On the other hand, we are still considered the land of snake charmers where poor children can often be seen looking for leftovers in trash cans. Why is it that the country with surplus production of food grain often cannot feed nutritious food to its citizens?