The fusion of information technology and medical science emerged as a Telemedicine technology. Telemedicine provides platform to communicate and exchange data between doctor and patient over the high speed internet. It is useful for providing consultation through videoconferencing to patients residing in remote areas. India among the developing country has taken various initiatives in the field of telemedicine. Various studies have been done on telemedicine services in order to access the knowledge, awareness, effectiveness, acceptability of telemedicine among the patients and doctors, access awareness and knowledge of medical staff. The present study is an attempt to access the efforts made by the researchers in the fields of telemedicine services. Critical literature review has its own important which not only find the gaps but also motive the researchers to keep working on the challenging areas. The present research is an attempt to understand the current situation of the telemedicine in India and acknowledge the research efforts.
