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Abstract: Knowledge about the uses of rubber tree was known to the people of Arunachal Pradesh since British era. They used to collect its latex at early age from naturally grown Rubber Tree (Fiscus elastica an Indian Rubber Bush) but this species is replaced by Hevea brasiliensis. First rubber was planted in 1980 for experimental purposes and it came to be used for commercial purposes since 1994. Now the rubber plantation is rapidly increasing in the state. The study area is the main latex production area in the state. The study covered about the development and present status of rubber plantation in area. To achieve the objectives of the study, GIS software like ArcGIS 10.3 and GPS has been used for digitizing and computing map of rubber cultivated areas in the state. For the reliability, information collected from sources and the field was analyzed by using MS word, MS excel and SPSS 18 package for generating appropriate qualitative and quantitative result. The information has been gathered through field investigation and 500 household from rubber cultivators were taken as sample. So far, state with 4,149.20 hectares (approx) of land under rubber plantation with 550 hectare under latex production. It is also found that, the rubber plantation has not only brought unprecedented increase in cash income to local farmers, but also accelerated economic stratification in the state. The farmers of the area are replacing the old traditional agricultural system after the introduction of the rubber plantation.