Pregnancy could be a high-flying event during a woman’s life, ready to convert her life forever. During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes significant changes to bring a new life into the world. Pregnant women need to make lifestyle choices that positively impact their wellbeing and reduce the risks of any complications. Nutritional status of pregnant women is very crucial to the wellbeing of the unborn child. Good dietary pattern among pregnant women reduces the rate of maternal and infant mortality. Pregnancy creates extra demands for certain nutrients, including iron, calcium, iodine and many vitamins. The consumption of a beneficial dietary pattern before and during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of disorders of pregnancy, including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preterm birth, obesity-related complications, and, in some populations, preeclampsia and gestational hypertension. Nutrition education and counselling is a widely used strategy to improve the nutritional status of women during pregnancy. There are several social welfare schemes of state and central government for pregnant women. The government schemes provide several benefits for pregnant women’s such as cash benefits, medical benefits, take home ration benefits, creating awareness about dietary pattern and nutritional intake of pregnant women and so on. The study is empirical in nature and covers the area of Shimoga district in Karnataka, restricted to 4 talukas that is Sagar, Thirthahalli, Shikaripura and Hosanagara.