Piyawat demands the government stop neglecting the delays in the school milk program, condemning the broken rights allocation system that leaves children without milk even after schools have opened.
On 23 May 2026, Piyawat Kittithanesawon, MP for Nakhon Nayok and deputy spokesperson for the Kla Tham Party, publicly criticized the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives over delays in the 2026 school milk program in certain areas. He pointed out that schools reopened in mid-May, but children have yet to receive milk. He accused the government of neglect despite having prior knowledge of the schedule, allowing bureaucratic procedures and conflicts over contractors' rights to hinder children's nutrition.
Piyawat revealed three critical issues highlighting the government's failure: a broken core system forcing the government to order the Dairy Authority of Thailand to temporarily transport milk for 20 days to manage the situation. This further exposes the severe problems in the main rights allocation system, which burdens grassroots people amid a sluggish economy. The government's delays increase parents’ expenses during school opening and harm dairy farmers and raw milk collection centers in a chain reaction. He called on the Ministry of Agriculture to promptly explain when the contractors' appeals will be resolved and how transparent and verifiable the final rights allocation will be.
“The bureaucracy must stop neglecting important matters. Children should not have to wait, parents should not bear the burden, and dairy farmers should not suffer. The Kla Tham Party will closely monitor this issue,” Piyawat said.