Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar today said, 59 Kendriya Vidyalayas have been started in last 3 years and 50 new have been sanctioned.<br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on the achievements of his ministry in last three years, Mr Javadekar said, 62 new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya also have been sanctioned. He said, board exams for standard 10 have now been made compulsory. The Minister also informed that all state boards and CBSE have agreed not to inflate marks in board examinations.<br/><br/>Mr Javadekar said, 2017-18 will be zero year for opening up new B. Ed. colleges as there has been mushrooming of B. Ed. colleges in the past. <br/><br/>Highlighting the standards of Navodaya Vidyalaya students, the minister said, 481 Navodaya vidyalaya students have been admitted to IITs last year and it is a good success story of government schools. He also said there will be absolutely no interference in the working of IIMs.<br/><br/>Mr Javadekar said that the whole thrust of the government is improvement of quality of education and a number of steps have been taken to achieve that end. He pointed out that India has the world's largest Mid-Day meal scheme, serving 10 crore students in 11.5 lakh schools with nutritious food.