Why is assessment of administrative capacity necessary in a policy decision?

Correct answer: Because implementation needs staff, system, and skills

The correct answer is A: implementation needs staff, systems, and skills. A policy is not successful merely because it has been announced. Officials may need to identify beneficiaries, provide services, manage funds, collect information, and monitor results. These tasks require enough trained personnel, clear procedures, infrastructure, and administrative coordination. If capacity is not assessed, even a well-designed policy may be delayed, applied unevenly, or fail to reach the intended people. Option B is wrong because a policy is a plan or course of action, not merely a slogan. Option C is wrong because Parliament can debate, approve funds, and hold the government accountable. Option D is wrong because spending the budget is not the judiciary’s normal administrative role. Memory cue: a good plan needs the capacity to carry it out.