Punjab govt issues new transfer policy

Chandigarh, Apr 23 (PTI) Minimum transfers and posting of married couple at the same place are among the clauses of the new transfer policy issued by the Punjab government today. As per the policy for general postings and transfers of government officers and officials in the state during 2012-13, transfers would be kept to the barest minimum and be made against vacant post except where the transfers were justified on administrative or compassionate grounds, an official spokesman said here. He said the employees whether gazetted or non-gazetted due to retire within next two years, would be allowed to continue in the same district or at the same station of postings till retirement as far as possible. According to the policy, if both husband and wife are Punjab government employees, they will be posted at the same station for a period of not more than five years, thereafter they would be transferred as per the policy.