packaging, marketing and others. This is evident from the set of SDSI qualification criteria, out of which, at least three must be met for a potential product/service to be eligible for support under the SDSI Programme: • Project value chain that involves local communities in the particular district; • Local specialty(ies) or product(s) that features or can feature the particular district’s unique identity; • Product(s) that utilises the particular district’s resources including raw materials, human capital, culture and natural environment; • Has the ability to create mutual economic support within the project’s value chain from the supply of raw materials, production, distribution, labelling, packaging, to marketing and others; • Has the ability to create job opportunities for the locals of the particular district. 97 The SDSI has proven to be a lucrative platform for local communities. For example, Table 5 shows the distribution of the SDSI Programme for handicraft products by State, number of projects, entrepreneurs, workforce and annual sales for 2008, 2011 and 2012. ICU(n 91), 9 97 26