Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Over One Lakh Join Rajasthan’s Village Drug-Free Campaign
People in more than 300 Rajasthan villages held meetings about preventing drug and substance addiction.
More than one lakh teachers, students, parents and villagers took part.
They discussed alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, synthetic drugs and the misuse of medicines.
They also talked about painkillers, e-cigarettes and nicotine products.
In one Bikaner village, about 2,000 people made a human formation.
Prof Shyam Sunder Jyani said families and schools can help stop addiction early.
He and his wife began a fast to raise awareness.
Organisers also plan a year-long prevention programme and created a website with Hindi educational booklets.
More than one lakh teachers, students, parents and villagers joined meetings across over 300 Rajasthan villages.
The Lok Sankalp Gram Sabhas addressed alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, synthetic drugs and prescription-medicine misuse.
About 2,000 participants at an Adarsh School in Bikaner formed a human display of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
Campaign founder Prof Shyam Sunder Jyani said families and schools are central to preventing addiction among young people.
Organisers announced a one-year prevention programme in over 100 villages and launched the loksankalp.org resource portal.
- Who
- More than one lakh teachers, students, parents and villagers participated, with the campaign led by Prof Shyam Sunder Jyani.
- What
- Community meetings called Lok Sankalp Gram Sabhas were held to prevent substance abuse and challenge its social acceptance.
- When
- The meetings were held on Saturday, September 5, on Teachers’ Day; Jyani and Kavita’s fast was announced to continue until October 2.
- Where
- Across more than 300 villages in Rajasthan, including Gusaisar Bada village in Bikaner district.
- Why
- The campaign seeks to prevent addiction through community awareness and stronger involvement by families, schools, teachers and local volunteers.
- Participants
- More than one lakh teachers, students, parents and villagers
- Geographic reach
- Over 300 villages across Rajasthan
- Campaign
- Lok Sankalp Gram Sabhas under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
- Bikaner event
- Around 2,000 students, teachers and parents formed a human display at Adarsh School in Gusaisar Bada
- Planned programme
- A one-year community-based addiction prevention programme in more than 100 villages
- Digital resource
- loksankalp.org, featuring 16 Hindi booklets on addiction prevention, mobilisation, behavioural change and parenting
- Fast
- Prof Shyam Sunder Jyani and Kavita began a fast scheduled to continue until October 2