Government-owned Contractor-operated (GOCO) Model
What is it?
Assets owned by the government will be operated by the private industries
Private companies need not make investments on land, machinery and other support systems
To enhance combat capability and re-balancing defence expenditure
For modernization of the Army Base Workshops (ABWs)
Recommended by Shekatkar Committee
What is the current system?
Army follows the traditional ‘womb to tomb’ life cycle support management
Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) manages MRO
Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
Need for GOCO Model
Lack of infrastructure
Poor performance of Corps of EME
Need for High end technologies
Benefits offered
Efficiency
Expertise
Competitiveness
Time savings
Manpower saving
Technical training
Major issues
Private operators will want better infrastructure
Corporate management
Costly affair