Question : EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY DDA FOR MAINTAINING GREENERY

(a) the year-wise amount incurred by the Delhi Development Authority under the Tree Plantation Programme to maintain the greenery of Delhi during the last three years;

(b) the target fixed for tree plantation with the help of this incurred amount and the actual tree plantation undertaken during the said period;

(c) whether the Government has sought the figures pertaining to live plants in the beginning of this year so that the factual position could be ascertained; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )

(a): The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has given the year-wise expenditure for Tree Plantation Programme during the last three years as under:-

Year	Amount
2002-2003	Rs.70.40 lakhs
2003-2004	Rs.73.23 lakhs
2004-2005	Rs.65.00 lakhs
(upto Feb.,2005)

Year	Target	Achievement
2002-2003	490000 nos.	461301 nos.
2003-2004	460000 nos.	471114 nos.
2004-2005	450375 nos.	447010 nos.