Lucknow, May 26 -- With the tenure of gram panchayats constituted after the 2021 panchayat elections ending on May 26, 2026, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to appoint existing village heads (gram pradhans) as administrators to ensure continuity of routine administrative work until newly elected Gram Panchayats are formed.

This is the first time in the state's history that pradhans have been appointed administrators for the interim period.

According to an order issued by principal secretary (Panchayati Raj) Anil Kumar here on Monday evening, the decision has been taken under provisions of the UP Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, which allows the government to appoint an administrative committee or administrator when fresh elections cann...