States' News

Fully Organic UT - Ladakh

October 28 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 31 0

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena declared Ladakh India’s first 100% organic Union Territory (UT).
The declaration covers Leh and Kargil districts and followed a phased shift away from synthetic fertilisers and chemical pesticides.
In July 2026, Ladakh prohibited the procurement, distribution, sale, marketing and use of chemical and synthetic fertilisers for agriculture.
207 villages had received organic certification by 27 July 2026.
Major organic produce includes apricots, sea buckthorn, buckwheat, barley and vegetables.
The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) sets India’s organic farming standards and is administered by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
Sikkim became India’s first fully organic state in 2016.