• Maharashtra's ambitious plan to add ten new medical colleges and 1,000 MBBS seats this year is encountering delays.

• The National Medical Commission (NMC) has flagged concerns over faculty, infrastructure, and equipment.

• Hence, only three or four colleges are expected to receive approval soon, with others potentially facing a year-long wait.

• Issues also include inadequate college buildings, insufficient faculty, a lack of hostels and libraries, and basic attendance tracking systems in other colleges.

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