On April 26, 2008 BAPS sanstha organized a massive De-Addiction Rally.

One thousand one hundred students drown from seven school participated in the rally.
The deputy mayor of Jaipur, shri Virusinh Rathod, Flagged of the rally. Speaking on the occasion the deputy mayor expressed the hope that the participating in the rally would not fall prey to addiction when they grew up. A similar rally was organized last year, too.
Even school authorities have praised such rallies.