Increasing adoption of techno-centric models of governance in development projects by government and non-government organisations defines the immediate context of the present study. The paper notes the increasing uncritical assimilation of notions of 'governance' 'good governance' and 'e-governance' into development and political discourses of the neo liberal State. The decline of the State's traditional powers necessitated civil society based organizations to assume greater role in the processes of governance. Consequently, several untested models of governance, such as Public-private partnership (PPP), which are increasingly based on technological platforms, have also emerged. These new techno-centric organizational structures, require closer critical scrutiny in terms of their relevance, efficacies, functionalities and political impacts. The case of PPPs, it is argued, requires a closer inspection due to their unique organizational structure and the complexity of relationships among various partners, as well as the diversity of stakeholders (both powerful and less powerful) involved. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]