The Integrated Child Development Scheme ICDS comes under the jurisdiction of The Ministry of Women and Child Development which basically works for the hazards to eliminate child health and development. The organisation works to provide services for supplementary nutrition, immunization, medical check-ups, pre-school education and health awareness. ICDS focuses in the amount of calories required for the children of age group of 6-72 months, its cost. Besides it even takes care of the calorie requirement for the nursing mother and the protein requirement of her body. It is not only available to the people living below the poverty line but even undertakes projects to reach to the underprivileged and the SC/ST. The organisation receives schemes and grants from Government of India and also from the Non-Governmental bodies. The three contributors to this organisation are Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). The programme has 6719 operational projects reaching the lactating mothers and underprivileged children along with operational Aanganwadi centres. Studies made in few states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka indicated a significant improvement in the mental and social development of all the children irrespective of their gender. Although World Bank has highlighted few shortcomings yet ICDS which was launched in 1975 in accordance with the National Policy for Children in India. The organisation has grown over the years giving its effective results.