After Sikkim, Lakshadweep is the first Union Territory to become 100 per cent organic as all farming is carried out without the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, providing access to safer food choices and making agriculture a more environment-friendly activity. The Ministry of agriculture has declared the island as organic. Lakshadweep It consists of 36 islands and is India’s smallest UT . It is a uni-district UT and comprises 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and 10 inhabited islands. All islands are 220-440 km away from Kochi. The Capital is Kavaratti and it is also the principal town of the UT.