What can be one institutional reason for delay in policy implementation?

Correct answer: Need for coordination among different departments

Direct answer: A, the need for coordination among different departments. A policy is not implemented by one person alone. First, the government decides what it wants to achieve. Then different ministries and administrative departments may have to share information, prepare rules, arrange money, appoint staff and carry out work in their own areas. If these departments do not communicate or must wait for one another, implementation can become slow. Option A is correct because coordination is a real institutional requirement and poor coordination can cause delay. Option B is wrong because a voter changing house is an individual electoral matter, not normally an institutional reason for implementing a policy. Option C is wrong because the colour of an election symbol has no necessary connection with administration. Option D is wrong because a newspaper page is not a government institution or implementation mechanism. Memory cue: decision is only the plan; coordination turns the plan into action.