Poverty and Food security are the stumbling blocks that every country needs to cross for becoming a developed country. India in its travel to become a super power it needs to combat these two chronic problems, now question arises how to overcome these problems where majority of people dependent on agriculture. In this paper, we are discussing agricultural extension system which has potential to combat these two stumbling blocks. Although it has capabilities to trounce these problems, we are not able to do so. It is because of the generic challenges in practical implementation of the programme. Here, we are discussing those challenges and viable solutions to them. Furthermore, framework is the important element in designing any programme, extension system also needs certain frame conditions for transparency, accountability, effectiveness, sustainability of the programme.