Amethi's Community Toilets: Locked Except for VIP Visits, Villagers Expose Swachh Bharat Flaws

• Community toilets in Amethi, built under Swachh Bharat Mission, are locked and unused by the public.
• Toilets are only opened and cleaned during VIP inspections, then immediately locked again.
• Villagers, especially women and daughters, are forced into open defecation due to inaccessible facilities.
• Women's self-help groups, paid 6,000 rupees monthly for maintenance, are allegedly receiving honorariums without fulfilling duties.
• District Panchayati Raj Officer Manoj Tyagi vows strict action against groups and caretakers if closed toilets are found.