Absrtact: Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) provides an integrated approach for converging all the basic services for improved child care, early stimulation and learning, health and nutrition, water and environmental sanitation aimed at the young children, expectant and lactating mothers, other women and adolescent girls in a community. ICDS services are provided through a village based centre i.e., the Anganwadi Centre for the services of: Supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral services, treatment of minor illnesses, nutrition and health education to women, preschool education to children and supports for water supply, sanitation, etc. Several government departments and their services are co-ordinated at village, block, district, state and central levels. The Anganwadi Worker is the most peripheral functionary which implements the programme services at the village/community level. In projects where able leadership has been provided, ICDS has been reported to be better. Though there are some shortcomings in ICDS, till future thrust of the programme is necessary for aiming of the upliftment of underprivileged section of the population. The present paper discussed the organisational structure, staffing pattern and job responsibilities of the ICDS scheme and assessed present status of the ICDS scheme and its project functionaries at project level in Karnataka. This study is based on the secondary data which have been collected from various books, journals, useful websites and periodicals.