Copy of letter No. SI 1-11/78, dated 4th September, 1982 from government of the Punjab, SGA&I,
Department, Lahore addressed to all concerned.
TRANSFER POLICY – TWO YEARS BEFORE RETIREMENT
I am directed to refer to this Department letter No. SO (Coord) 1-3/79, dated 16th March, 1980,
on the Transfer Policy circulated by the Government of the Punjab, Services General Administration
and Information Department, vide circular letter, referred to above, rule 19 shall be substituted as
below:-
Officers/Officials due to retire on attaining the age of superannuating in two years will be given
a choice of their last posting. This choice will be either for the station or for the post, but not for both.
The authority competent to order transfer will, so far as possible, honour the choice of the
officer/official but will not be bound to do so. In particular, lucrative appointments will not be given,
especially to officers/officials of ill repute.