Dalits are unable to enjoy their rights under the Indian Constitution. Though they are original residents of India, they are still treated as untouchables. This article sheds light on how discrimination at the primary school level in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme is reinforcing the caste system. The school is supposed to be a prime site of democratic institution where the child could have a non-discriminative environment. But the MDMs cooked by Dalit cooks are not eaten by children of upper castes and tribes, thus grossly contradicting such claims. The study is based on primary as well as secondary sources. It shows that children from an early age are moulded into perpetuating the discriminatory mindset of the caste-ridden village society. This article is an attempt to analyse the violence against the Dalit cooks in the Bondaguda village.

达利特人无法享有《印度宪法》规定的权利。尽管他们是印度的原始居民，但仍被视为不可接触的人。本文揭示了在小学阶段的中餐（MDM）计划中的歧视如何加强种姓制度。学校应该是民主制度的主要场所，在那里孩子可以有一个非歧视性的环境。但是达利特厨师烹饪的MDM并没有被上等种姓和部族的孩子食用，因此与这种主张严重矛盾。该研究基于主要和次要来源。它表明，从很小的时候起，儿童就被塑造成延续了种姓式乡村社会歧视性的思维方式。本文旨在分析针对邦达古达村的达利特厨师的暴力行为。