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Agriculture is still the back bone of Indian economy. More than 70 % of the population lives in depends on agriculture sector. Agricultural sector plays a very important role for the development of the country. Information Technology (IT) has become a vital component of successful business organizations. At present day, IT wings have embraced various departments such as Railway, Transport, Health Care Services, Educational Institutions, Postal Services, Banks, Co-operative Department, Supermarkets, Agricultural Sector and Rural Development etc. IT is connected to the global world and the dynamic is changing our life style and social consciousness. So there is a great need to collaborate IT with Agricultural sector and rural development. Agriculture has also been greatly influenced by IT. IT quickly and agricultural sector is becoming more and more visible. the widespread use of IT to make a direct contribution to agricultural productivity. In the current scenario, the role of IT assumes great importance and only with proper integration of IT with agriculture and rural sector. IT based agriculture will certainly enhance both quality and quantity of the farm produce in general. Now-a- days, IT is playing a vital role in agriculture sector, Farmers; get many benefits such as improvement in decision making, agriculture breakthrough, suitable planning, predication of weather and better selling opportunity. Today various internet based inventions have been designed to uplift the rural areas such as e-agriculture, e-education, e-health services, e-marketing, e-banking, e-finance, e-insurance, e-government and e-panchayat. IT is various components such as input devices, output devices, processors, storage devices, software operating systems, networking devices, transmission media and other accessories. In above study researchers get the knowledge about the role of IT in agriculture and rural development. The concept of IT in India is still in initial stage, but gradually the scenario will change. It should be promoted at large scale to improve the adoptability new technology by farmers. IT has a great potential to overcome agriculture related problems. It can be a phenomenal achievement in Indian agriculture if it would be developed and structured according to the need and capability of farmers. Rapid changes in the field of IT in agriculture and rural, it is necessary to develop and disseminate making through electronic services.