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What is the issue?
- The Army’s ambitious plan for modernisation of the Army Base Workshops (ABWs) and implementation of ‘Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)’ model is “delayed” and the original timeline for implementing the system lapsed in December 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in its report.
- The implementation of GOCO model is fraught with risks and operational challenges as identified by the Headquarters Base Workshop Group.
What is GOCO (Government-Owned Company Operated) model?
- In this model private industries will operate government-assets, sparing them of the need to invest in land, machinery or other support systems.
- The GOCO model was meant to modernise the workshops as well free up Army personnel from maintenance work.
- GOCO partner need not make investment in land, machinery and other support system.
- The selected private industry partner will get enough independence in implementing the mission using their best practices.
https://ww.thehindu.com/news/national/cag-flags-delays-in-armys-offloading-model/article37778033.ece
