<h1>Rural development achievements in Economic Survey highlight infrastructure, housing and livelihood scheme impacts, with significant poverty reduction reported</h1> Economic Survey reports extensive rural development measures focusing on road connectivity, rural housing and livelihood finance, with operative effects on access to services and poverty reduction. PMGSY connectivity targets are reported as substantially achieved, increasing access to education, healthcare and agriculture, and PM-JANMAN road and bridge sanctions and completions are quantified, improving physical connectivity. The rural housing programme targets nearly 4.95 crore pucca houses by 2029 with allocations, sanctions and completions specified, and prior-scheme backlog houses completed; livelihood credit delivery to self-help groups is detailed, collectively asserted to correspond with a marked decline in rural poverty.