“The spread of Information and Communication Technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge society”. Information and communication technologies are the major stakeholders in the process of realising development of society. In this backdrop, the proposed study will elaborate what are the challenges in digitally inclusive society and also how communication technologies will help in meeting the development of societyby minimizing digital divide. Critical analysis of the contemporary society will substantiate case of information and communication technologies as a helping hand for development. Enabling citizens to participate in the democratic process and their right to information access is important. To incorporate every citizen in the process, digital technologies have pivotal role. The dependency on new technologies have compelled the government of various nations to emphasise more on esociety and digital access. For good governance, the initiatives like Digital governance is commendable but large population, resources unavailability and the related issues are the major impediments in the way of digital inclusion. Practicing digital inclusion may be the important step to bridge the digital divide, which will empower citizen to participate equally in realizing the development goals