Compassion should never be considered as weakness, but rather as an essential element for providing a congenial administrative working environment. Discuss.

Compassion is an act of empathising with others emotions, deprivations and troubles. A civil servant needs this quality in a developing country like ours where more than 48% of population suffer from one deprivation or other. It is not an act of weakness rather a test of emotional intelligence. It helps in understanding the needs of public welfare suitably in a humane manner. Rigidly following the rules do not bring about a desired

solution to a needful situation. Example : Compassion with an old woman stuck in regulatory hurdles to get her pension, displaced people due to dam construction, farmers distress during failed monsoon, or a natural calamity and consequent SOP for saving lives.

It thus, creates a congential working environment. NCRB highlighted the reports of increasing suicides among the public servants (Maharashtra, Bengal) due to pressure, and loss of public-private balance in lives.