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Public Private Partnership (PPP) is often described as a private business investment where two parties comprising government as well as a private sector undertaking form a partnership. In PPP model, the State shares the risks and responsibilities with private sector while retaining the control of assets, which is expected to improve services while avoiding some of the pitfalls of privatization such as higher prices. This Paper focuses on research concepts and methods that are relevant to study on "Public Private Partnership and development: a case study of GHMC" The aim is to conduct an study on PPP model based Roads, (Hyderabad outer ring road- HORR) Multi-level Parking, Passengers of Metro rail and solid waste management of GHMC through Public private partnership. Private sector in the area referred above, and on the extent to which PPPs can be used to improve the quality of service. For this, various research methodological concerns has been dealt in order to identify a research method that is most appropriate for the study. In order to do this, a distinction is made, research paradigms coupled with discussion on data collecting instruments In addition, the chapter also presents an outline of the actual empirical research process.