Cons

♤ Some critics says that Crores of rupee wasted- could be used to remove hunger, malnutrition, improve sanitation.

♤ This is a costly “me-too” mission and would merely be a duplication of other Mars probes

♤ Non-readiness of the larger GSLV had forced India to use a light-lift, low-cost rocket such as the liquid- engine-powered PSLV for propulsion.