New Delhi, July 26 -- Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday took additional charge of the education ministry at Kartavya Bhavan.

He chaired a meeting where he reviewed the implementation of various schemes and other initiatives of the department of school education and department of higher education, officials said.

Joshi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given him "this huge responsibility based on trust and belief." He said he was in Karnataka on Saturday night and came to Delhi on Sunday morning and took charge at Kartavya Bhawan.

"I am reviewing all the details here and the decisions that need to be taken. I have been gathering information and trying to understand the functioning of the entire ministry. We had continuous ...