Sangha Supreme Council establishes the medical fund for sick monks

The Most Ven. Phraphrommethee, the committee and spokesman of the Sangha Supreme Council, unveiled that the Sangha Supreme Council had voted to establish the relief fund for accident victims. The Sangha Supreme Council assigned the National Office of Buddhism to draft the regulation of the National Office of Buddhism about the fund for helping the accident victims, spending in the monastic building restoration, paying the medical fees if monks, novices, or people have an accident, paying to buy the consumption goods and necessity for monks, novice, or people, supporting the education for monks, novice, or children whose family member got an accident, or other helps according to the agreement of the fund committees. The Most Ven. Phraphromsuthee from Sraket Temple and Phraphrommunee from Rajaborphit Temple have been appointed to look after.

Sangha Supreme Council establishes the medical fund for sick monks

This fund will be collected from many sources such as the fund for helping the accident victim in the Southern Region, the donations from the public, private, and monastic sectors, State Enterprises, foundations, associations, and people who made the donations. The fund committees have been appointed by the Sangha Supreme Council to manage the fund. The approval or money withdrawal have to get the permission from the committees except the urgent cases which only the president or the vice president can determine and give the permission.