Extension is a non-formal educational role that applies to any institution that disseminates information and guidance with the objective of increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills, and ambitions. It is a relatively new organisation with a national scope. Extension education, on the other hand, began in India in 1860. In Indian context, there are four major organizational streams devoted to extension work for agriculture and rural development. They are first line extension systems comprising mainly the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes and the agricultural universities, Extension system of Ministry of Agricultural and the State Department of Agriculture, Extension system of Ministry of Rural Development and the State Development Departments and development work by the Voluntary organizations, Business houses etc.,