▁under ▁the ▁List ▁of ▁Ge ographical ▁indic ations ▁of ▁the ▁Trade ▁Rel ated ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Rights ▁( T RI PS ) ▁agreement . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁" S antin ik et an ▁Le ather ▁Good s " ▁under ▁the ▁G I ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁with ▁registration ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Controller ▁General ▁of ▁Pat ents ▁Design s ▁and ▁Tra dem arks ▁under ▁Class ▁ 1 8 ▁Hand ic raft ▁goods ▁vide ▁application ▁number ▁ 5 0 9 ▁for ▁the ▁dated ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁Production ▁was ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁c ott age ▁industry ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁villages ▁surrounding ▁Sant in ik et an ▁and ▁market ed ▁at ▁the ▁Bh ub an ▁D anga ▁Market . ▁The ▁craft s men ▁of ▁the ▁villages ▁were ▁trained ▁under ▁the ▁R ural ▁Development ▁Program me ▁of ▁Vis va - B har ati ▁University ▁at ▁Sant in ik et an . ▁ ▁Process ▁of ▁manufact ure ▁The ▁veget able ▁t anned ▁sk ins ▁used ▁in ▁production ▁have ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁perman ently ▁retain ing ▁the ▁emb oss ed ▁im print ▁of ▁mot ifs ▁or ▁bat iks . ▁A ▁cot ton ▁pad ▁or ▁a ▁glass , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁smooth ▁surface , ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁gra ins ▁of ▁the ▁le ather ▁sh ine . ▁ ▁Raw ▁materials ▁The ▁raw ▁materials ▁used ▁in ▁making ▁these ▁goods