School Milk Stock Backlog and Grade 9 Expansion Progress

Thansettakij•Economy•19d ago

Reader Briefing

The National Farmers Council is pushing for the Cabinet to approve an 800 million baht school milk stock budget and expand the program to lower secondary students in opportunity expansion schools.

•The Cabinet is expected to consider the school milk project on August 11.
•An 800 million baht budget approved by a previous government remains pending due to a house dissolution.
•The project aims to expand coverage to approximately 500,000 students in Grades 7-9 (M.1-3) at opportunity expansion schools in remote areas.
•The Department of Livestock Development is currently updating stock data following an urgent order.

Overview

•An 800 million baht budget for school milk stock was previously approved but stalled after a house dissolution occurred during the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' implementation phase.
•The Secretariat of the Cabinet issued a letter dated August 5, 2026, to follow up on the matter.
•The Department of Livestock Development is urgently checking milk stocks nationwide to provide current data to the Office of the Prime Minister.
•Nairit Chamlo expresses 90% confidence that the project will be considered by the Cabinet on August 11.
•Delays in signing documents occurred because the Prime Minister was on a mission in Indonesia.
•The proposed expansion targets Grade 7-9 students in opportunity expansion schools in remote and impoverished provinces, excluding private schools.
•Approximately 500,000 students in the targeted opportunity expansion schools would be covered by the expansion.

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Key Quotes

Nairit Chamlo

"Now there is an urgent letter, and the Department of Livestock Development is urgently checking the stock to ensure information is most current before following the presentation steps."

ตอนนี้มีหนังสือด่วนออกมาแล้ว และทางกรมปศุสัตว์ กำลังเร่งดำเนินการเช็คสต็อกเป็นการด่วน เพื่อให้ข้อมูลเป็นปัจจุบันที่สุดก่อนนำเสนอตามขั้นตอน

Key Entities

Person

Nairit Chamlo(นัยฤทธิ์ จำเล)

President of the National Farmers Council.

Organization

National Farmers Council(สภาเกษตรกรแห่งชาติ)

The organization that proposed the request for the school milk budget.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry responsible for proceeding with the school milk budget implementation.

Secretariat of the Cabinet(สำนักเลขาธิการคณะรัฐมนตรี)

The office that issued a follow-up letter on August 5, 2026.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body expected to consider the school milk project on August 11.

Department of Livestock Development(กรมปศุสัตว์)

The department tasked with urgently checking the nationwide milk stock.

Office of the Prime Minister(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)

The office to which the stock data will be submitted for consideration.

Place

Indonesia(อินโดนีเซีย)ℹ️

The country the Prime Minister visited, causing a delay in signing documents.

Policy

School Milk Project(โครงการนมโรงเรียน)

A project providing milk to students, with a proposed expansion to Grade 7-9 students in opportunity expansion schools.