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This case study describe the attainment of Inclusive Growth in the field of agriculture during the period of First and Second Green Revolution. The sudden jump in agricultural production as a result of the application of high yielding varieties of seeds, increased use of chemical fertilizers and irrigation are collectively known as the Green Revolution which makes India self-sufficient in the field of food grains. It is termed as First Green Revolution and was in pre-reform period of 1967 - 68. As a result of this revolution India became the world�s biggest agricultural producer, and produced record grain output of 131 million tons in 1978-79. But it was a failure as its fruits are not achieved by small and marginal farmers. It provides an unbalanced growth among agricultural workers and not provided an inclusive growth in agricultural field. So it could not considered to be a 100 percent success. As first green revolution was not a 100 percent success, India needed a Second Green Revolution to eradicate the inequality among farmers and also bring food security to its billion plus population, to remove distress of farming community and to make its agriculture globally competitive. It is on post reform period in April 2013 in a coordinated effort to double agricultural output over the next few years. It will provide new technologies and better farming practices. In this endeavor, the problems of marginal and small farmers and raising agricultural productivity in dry areas need a special attention without compromising on preserving soil and water resources. As a result of Second Green Revolution the food grains production which was about 51 million tons in 1950-51, achieved an all-time record harvest of more than 250 million tons in 2012-13.It also helped the evolution of a low cost technology which can be adopted small farmers and which can use and exploit the local resources. Thus agricultural production increased along with balanced growth and through Second Green Revolution we attained inclusive growth along with agricultural growth. The main objective of this paper is to compare and analyse the attainment of Inclusive Growth during the period of First and Second Green Revolution.