- No sanction secured from MoD to restructure present special forces units
- The restructuring could add an additional burden of Rs 3,000 crore to an already overstretched defence budget
- The MoD has refused to sanction special pay and allowance for units redesignated without sanction
- Selection standards for volunteering for elite units are severely diluted
- Key equipment to modernise the elite units are still several years away
- Special aviation squadron sanctioned by nda government now stands rejected