The Product Development, Design Intervention and Packaging (PRODIP) scheme was  launched in November 2002 with a view to improving the quality of khadi products and also to diversify into new products.  The scheme envisages improvement in product quality, introducing new designs and better packaging of products.  The scheme has gained acceptance as would be evident from the progress achieved so far. During 2003-04 to 2005-06, 121 projects, 69 projects and 72 projects respectively were sanctioned under PRODIP and so far 198 projects have been established as on 31.03.2006. During 2006-07, a target of 202 projects [120 in khadi and 82 in VI] has been set under PRODIP against which 96 projects have been sanctioned of which 52 projects were set up under khadi and 44 projects under VI till 31 December 2006.