If the political executive makes policy but the permanent executive does not implement it properly, what problem will arise?

Correct answer: The real benefit of the policy will not reach the people

Correct answer: A. Making a policy is only one part of governing. The political executive decides priorities and gives policy direction, while the permanent executive carries out many administrative steps: issuing instructions, delivering services, maintaining records, and reaching intended beneficiaries. If implementation is delayed, incomplete, corrupt, or poorly organised, a good policy may produce little practical improvement. A is therefore correct because citizens experience government through actual delivery. B is unrelated and constitutionally false. C is unrelated; the nature of the Lok Sabha does not change because implementation fails. D is impossible because the judiciary and Election Commission have separate constitutional roles. Memory cue: “A policy on paper helps nobody unless administration carries it out.”