Reading is a cognitive activity. It requires a thinking process. It is one of the four basic language skills. It is essential to develop all the skills. However, reading is a part of the input resource required to perform the output skills like speaking and writing skills. Hence the reading skills cannot be ignored if one wants to be competent in communication skills. Reading is an important activity that provides materials for better communication. This research paper delineates the importance of reading for the L2 learners of English and how they face challenging tasks while reading. The paper further suggests strategies to develop reading skills among L2 learners. Various techniques are being used by the language experts to induce interest among the students to carry out the reading habits. The paper foregrounds that Academic reading, reading research works, reading for pleasure, reading to obtain knowledge, critical reading, cloze reading, speed readingand comprehension are the important reading activities to be reinforced among the students. The curriculum should be developed in such a way as to include all the reading strategies relevant for the L2 learners to enhance their reading skills.