<span style="color: #222222;">Human Resource Development Ministry on Monday clarified that it has not issued any directive to restrict the choice of subjects for research, as reported in a section of media. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said, the government believes in the principle of freedom in research and has given impetus to improve and expand research facilities. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An official release said there was a meeting last year of Vice Chancellors of 11 Central Universities which were lacking in research. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They presented a road map to improve research and discussed ways to promote research on issues relating to national priorities.</span><br />