India, Sept. 30 -- The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Sunday launched a nationwide survey to collect responses of students and resident doctors on the central government's recent decision to add 5,000 medical seats each in both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses across the country, and the National Medical Council's approval of new colleges. The federation claims that the infrastructure, strength of teaching staff, and the hostels to accommodate students currently available cannot meet the requirements of the increased number of seats, leaving student and resident doctors in a precarious situation.

"The government is focused on increasing numbers. But unless facilities are scaled up, the quality of m...