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Our municipal corporations are understaffed. The issue of skills and competencies of the staff poses an even greater c1ial1enb•e. Urban services delivery and infrastructure are complex to plan and execute. They require a high degree of specialization and professionalism. The current framework within which municipal employees, including senior management, are recruited does not adequately factor in the technical and managerial competencies required, Cadre and requirment rules only specify the bare minimum in academic qualifications. There is no mention of managerial or technical competencies, or of relevant work experience. This is the case with most municipal corporations. They also suffer from weak organisation design and structure

Which among the followings is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage ?

CSAT 2015

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The tac-k of providing urban services is a complex issue which requires the organisational Fashion of municipal bodies all over the country

Our cities can provide better quality of life if our loc.al government bodies have adequate state’ with required skills and competencies.

Lack of skilled tall is due to the absence of institutions which offer the requisite skills in city management

Our country is not taking advantage of the demographic dividend to manage the problems associated with rapid urbanization