SLPS Annual Transfer Procedure 2027 - Circular 22/2026
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SLPS Annual Transfer Procedure 2027
Sri Lanka Planning Service - Grades I, II & III
Public Administration Circular No. 22/2026 | 01 September 2026
Application Deadline: 15 October 2026Annual Transfer Procedure - 2027
The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has issued the annual transfer procedure for officers in the Sri Lanka Planning Service for 2027. The scheme applies to officers in Grades I, II and III.
Who is compulsorily subject to transfer?
- Officers who have served at the same service station for six years or more.
- Officers who have completed a maximum total service period of 12 years in a Ministry, Department or Provincial Council.
- Officers who have completed 12 years in a Ministry, Department, District Secretariat or Provincial Council situated in a district outside Colombo.
Other officers seeking a transfer may also apply, subject to having served a reasonable period at their current station and the decision of the Transfer Committee.
Important Application Instructions
- Use the specimen application in Annex I of the circular.
- Forward the completed application with the recommendations of the Head of Department and Secretary to the line Ministry.
- Write “Annual Transfers in SLPS - 2027” on the top-left corner of the envelope.
- Service periods for the 2027 transfers are calculated as at 31 December 2026.
- Officers subject to compulsory transfer may be transferred even if they do not submit an application.
Secretary,
Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government,
Independence Square,
Colombo 07.
Key Dates
*Or another date directed by the Public Service Commission.
Appeals and Other Important Points
- Arguments against proposed transfers may be made where the transfer policy was not followed, an officer's request was not fulfilled, or a transfer was made against the officer's request.
- An appeal against a final transfer order must be submitted to the Ministry Secretary within 14 days of receiving the order.
- Officers aged over 58 will generally not be transferred outside their district without their request or other specific grounds, but may be transferred within the district.
- All transferred officers must report to the new service station on the effective date.
සිංහල සාරාංශය
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රමසම්පාදන සේවයේ I, II හා III ශ්රේණිවල නිලධාරීන් සඳහා 2027 වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු පටිපාටිය රාජ්ය පරිපාලන චක්රලේඛ 22/2026 මගින් නිකුත් කර ඇත. එකම සේවා ස්ථානයක වසර 6ක් හෝ ඊට වැඩි කාලයක් සේවය කළ නිලධාරීන් ඇතුළු චක්රලේඛයේ සඳහන් නිලධාරීන් අනිවාර්ය ස්ථාන මාරුවට යටත් වේ. සම්පූර්ණ කළ අයදුම්පත් අදාළ නිර්දේශ සමඟ 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 15 දිනට පෙර ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය. සම්පූර්ණ විස්තර හා ආකෘති සඳහා සිංහල චක්රලේඛය බලන්න.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
இலங்கை திட்டமிடல் சேவையின் தரம் I, II மற்றும் III உத்தியோகத்தர்களுக்கான 2027 வருடாந்த இடமாற்ற நடைமுறை பொது நிர்வாக சுற்றறிக்கை 22/2026 மூலம் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஒரே சேவை நிலையத்தில் ஆறு வருடங்கள் அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் பணியாற்றியவர்கள் உட்பட சுற்றறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்ட உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் கட்டாய இடமாற்றத்திற்கு உட்படுவர். பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பங்கள் உரிய பரிந்துரைகளுடன் 2026 ஒக்டோபர் 15ஆம் திகதிக்கு முன்னர் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும். முழுமையான விதிமுறைகள் மற்றும் படிவங்களுக்கு தமிழ் சுற்றறிக்கையைப் பார்க்கவும்.
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