APPLYING SAPPURISDHAMMA PRINCIPLES IN POLICY MAKING FOR THE ELDERLY

Abstract

The Social transformations of an aging society affect the economy, society, including the daily life, environment, livelihood, income, and occupation of the population. The government sector must consider the quality of life as a priority. They must prepare a qualified senior citizens countermeasure to solve various problems, whether the formulation of policies or action plans related to the social protection system for the elderly, development of welfare system, health insurance public health service system as well as promoting the work and earnings for the elderly as well as applying Buddhist principles to drive policies to support the aging society, resulting in integration by applying Sappurisdhamma principles consisted of (1) Dhammanyuta, a survey of needs, (2) Atthanyuta, benefits derived from implementing policies on the elderly, (3) Attanyuta, improvement of operational guidelines, (4) Mattanyuta, the appropriateness of budget allocation, (5) Kalyanuta, priorities for the operation of the elderly, (6) Paranyuta, a study of people in the context of the area, and (7) Pukkaranyuta. Select the appropriate personnel responsible for the job combined with guidelines to enable individuals or agencies to operate with principles and to comply with the rules correctly. These benefits affect the quality of life of the elderly, both physically, mentally, economically and socially. The individual must have to improve his life in accordance with and support the changes that will occur. As a result, the elderly can take care of themselves appropriately by being in good health as well as reducing the problems of the elderly themselves.