“Economic Survey documents the strength of Indian agriculture and rural India”: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed the Economic Survey 2025-26 on 02 Feb 2026, citing it as proof of unprecedented progress in agriculture and rural development under PM Modi.
• Survey records average annual agri-and-allied growth of ~4.4% over five years at constant prices; horticulture output 367.72 MT in 2024-25.
• Examinable as a current-affairs hook bridging GS-III (agriculture, rural economy) with schemes like PM-KISAN, PMGSY, PMAY-G.