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03/07/2026

July 03, 2026

New Bus Fares July 2026 – NTC Official Fare Lists

New Sri Lanka bus fares effective from 06 July 2026 – National Transport Commission


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National Transport Commission – Sri Lanka

New Bus Fares – July 2026

නව බස් ගාස්තු – 2026 ජූලි

புதிய பேருந்துக் கட்டணங்கள் – ஜூலை 2026

Effective Date

06 July 2026 – From 00.01 Hours

2026 ජූලි 06 දින අලුයම 00.01 සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ
2026 ஜூலை 06 ஆம் தேதி அதிகாலை 00.01 மணி முதல் அமுலில்

English

The National Transport Commission has published the interim bus fare revision effective from 06 July 2026. Passengers can view and download fare-stage, route-wise and service-category fare lists below.

සිංහල

ජාතික ගමනාගමන කොමිෂන් සභාව විසින් 2026 ජූලි 06 දින සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන අතුරු බස් ගාස්තු සංශෝධනය නිකුත් කර ඇත. ගාස්තු අවස්ථා, මාර්ග සහ සේවා වර්ග අනුව නිල ගාස්තු ලේඛන පහතින් නැරඹිය හැක.

தமிழ்

தேசிய போக்குவரத்து ஆணைக்குழு 2026 ஜூலை 06 முதல் அமுலாகும் இடைக்கால பேருந்துக் கட்டணத் திருத்தத்தை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. கட்டண நிலைகள், வழித்தடங்கள் மற்றும் சேவை வகைகளுக்கான பட்டியல்களை கீழே பார்க்கலாம்.

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Fare Stage Charts

ගාස්තු අවස්ථා ලේඛන | கட்டண நிலைப் பட்டியல்கள்
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Normal Service Fare Stages

සාමාන්‍ය සේවා ගාස්තු අවස්ථා
சாதாரண சேவை கட்டண நிலைகள்

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Semi-Luxury Fare Stages

අර්ධ සුඛෝපභෝගී ගාස්තු අවස්ථා
அரை சொகுசு கட்டண நிலைகள்

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Luxury Service Fare Stages

සුඛෝපභෝගී සේවා ගාස්තු අවස්ථා
சொகுசு சேவை கட்டண நிலைகள்

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Sisu Seriya Fare Stages

සිසු සැරිය ගාස්තු අවස්ථා
சிசு செரிய கட்டண நிலைகள்

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Complete Route Fare Lists

මාර්ග අනුව සම්පූර්ණ ගාස්තු | வழித்தட முழுக் கட்டணங்கள்
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Inter-Provincial Full Bus Fares

අන්තර් පළාත් බස් සේවා සම්පූර්ණ ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර ගාස්තු
மாகாணங்களுக்கிடையிலான முழுப் பேருந்துக் கட்டணங்கள்

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Expressway Full Bus Fares

අධිවේගී මාර්ග බස් සේවා සම්පූර්ණ ගාස්තු
அதிவேக நெடுஞ்சாலை முழுப் பேருந்துக் கட்டணங்கள்

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Fares by Bus Service Type

සේවා වර්ගය අනුව ගාස්තු | சேவை வகை வாரியான கட்டணங்கள்
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Normal Bus Fare

සාමාන්‍ය සේවා බස් ගාස්තු
சாதாரண பேருந்துக் கட்டணம்

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Semi-Luxury Bus Fare

අර්ධ සුඛෝපභෝගී බස් ගාස්තු
அரை சொகுசு பேருந்துக் கட்டணம்

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Luxury / AC Bus Fare

සුඛෝපභෝගී හෝ වායුසමීකරණ බස් ගාස්තු
சொகுசு அல்லது குளிரூட்டப்பட்ட பேருந்துக் கட்டணம்

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Sisu Seriya Bus Fare

සිසු සැරිය බස් ගාස්තු
சிசு செரிய பேருந்துக் கட்டணம்

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Official Information

නිල තොරතුරු | அதிகாரப்பூர்வ தகவல்கள்
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Official Bus Fare Policy

ජාතික ගමනාගමන කොමිෂන් සභාවේ බස් ගාස්තු ප්‍රතිපත්තිය
தேசிய போக்குவரத்து ஆணைக்குழுவின் கட்டணக் கொள்கை

NTC

Latest NTC Fare Information

නවතම නිල යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම් පරීක්ෂා කරන්න
சமீபத்திய அதிகாரப்பூர்வ புதுப்பிப்புகளைப் பார்க்கவும்

Visit Official NTC Page
Important Notice | වැදගත් දැනුම්දීම | முக்கிய அறிவிப்பு

Bus fares may vary according to the route, fare stage and service category. Please check the relevant official PDF before travelling.

ගමන් මාර්ගය, ගාස්තු අවස්ථාව සහ සේවා වර්ගය අනුව බස් ගාස්තුව වෙනස් විය හැක. ගමන් කිරීමට පෙර අදාළ නිල PDF ලේඛනය පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

வழித்தடம், கட்டண நிலை மற்றும் சேவை வகைக்கு ஏற்ப பேருந்துக் கட்டணம் மாறுபடலாம். பயணிப்பதற்கு முன் தொடர்புடைய அதிகாரப்பூர்வ PDF ஆவணத்தைப் பார்க்கவும்.

Check the Official Source

For corrections, newly added fare documents and updated expressway fare lists, visit the National Transport Commission’s official bus fare page.

Open Official NTC Bus Fare Page
Disclaimer: This post is provided for public information. The National Transport Commission’s official website and documents should be treated as the final authority regarding fares, effective dates and amendments.

30/06/2026

June 30, 2026

Colombo Marathon 2026 – Race Categories, Rules and Online Application

Colombo Marathon 2026 race categories, rules and online registration under the theme Steps for Peace and Humanity


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International Running Event

Welcome to Colombo Marathon 2026

Steps for Peace and Humanity

A major international sporting event bringing together children, recreational runners, elite athletes, schools, sports clubs and international participants through the shared values of peace, friendship, humanity and healthy living.

Registration Closing Date
01 September 2026 Submit the online application before the deadline
Race Date
13 September 2026 Colombo Marathon 2026
Registration closes on 01.09.2026. The race will be held on 13.09.2026. Interested participants are advised to register early.

About Colombo Marathon 2026

Colombo Marathon 2026 is held under the theme “Steps for Peace and Humanity.” The event seeks to promote peace, unity, mutual respect and cooperation among people from different cultures, nations and communities through sport.

By bringing local and international participants together, the marathon demonstrates the ability of sport to connect people around a common purpose while encouraging friendship, social harmony and healthy lifestyles.

The event also supports the promotion of Sri Lanka as an international sports and tourism destination by highlighting the country’s natural beauty, cultural heritage, traditions and hospitality.

🕊️ Peace and Unity
🏃 Healthy Living
🌍 Global Participation
🇱🇰 Sports Tourism

Who Can Participate?

1 Children and young runners who meet the relevant category requirements.
2 Recreational runners and members of the general public.
3 Schools, sports clubs and organized running groups.
4 Professional and elite local athletes.
5 International athletes and overseas participants.

Race Categories

42.195 KM

Full Marathon

Age Requirement: 18 years and above

View Full Marathon Details
21.097 KM

Half Marathon

Age Requirement: 18 years and above

View Half Marathon Details
10 KM

10KM Run

Age Requirement: 16 years and above

View 10KM Run Details
5 KM

5KM Fun Run

Age Requirement: 15 years and above

View 5KM Fun Run Details
1.5 KM

Kids Run

Official Page Age Group: 6–12 years

View Kids Run Details
Age limits, registration requirements, medical documents and category conditions may vary. Participants should read the official rules and relevant race-category page before submitting an application.
සිංහල සාරාංශය

කොළඹ මැරතන් තරගය 2026

“සාමය සහ මනුෂ්‍යත්වය සඳහා පියවර” යන තේමාව යටතේ පැවැත්වෙන කොළඹ මැරතන් තරගය 2026, ක්‍රීඩාව මගින් සාමය, එකමුතුකම, මිත්‍රත්වය සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න ජීවන රටාවක් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම අරමුණු කරගත් ජාත්‍යන්තර ධාවන ඉසව්වකි.

ළමුන්, පාසල් සිසුන්, විනෝදාත්මක ධාවකයන්, ක්‍රීඩා සමාජ, වෘත්තීය ක්‍රීඩකයන් සහ විදේශීය සහභාගිවන්නන් සඳහා විවිධ ධාවන කාණ්ඩ විවෘත කර ඇත.

සහභාගිවීමට පෙර අදාළ වයස් සීමාව, නීති රීති, වෛද්‍ය අවශ්‍යතා සහ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ උපදෙස් නිල වෙබ් අඩවියෙන් පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

கொழும்பு மரதன் 2026

“சமாதானம் மற்றும் மனிதநேயத்திற்கான அடிகள்” என்ற கருப்பொருளின் கீழ் நடைபெறும் கொழும்பு மரதன் 2026, விளையாட்டின் ஊடாக சமாதானம், ஒற்றுமை, நட்பு மற்றும் ஆரோக்கியமான வாழ்க்கை முறையை ஊக்குவிக்கும் சர்வதேச ஓட்ட நிகழ்வாகும்.

சிறுவர்கள், பாடசாலை மாணவர்கள், பொழுதுபோக்கு ஓட்ட வீரர்கள், விளையாட்டுக் கழகங்கள், தொழில்முறை விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் மற்றும் சர்வதேச பங்கேற்பாளர்களுக்காகப் பல்வேறு ஓட்டப் பிரிவுகள் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.

விண்ணப்பிப்பதற்கு முன்னர் வயது வரம்பு, விதிமுறைகள், மருத்துவத் தேவைகள் மற்றும் பதிவுச் செயல்முறையை உத்தியோகபூர்வ இணையத்தளத்தில் சரிபார்க்கவும்.

Rules, Full Details and Online Application

Click the relevant button below to read the official information or complete the online registration.

29/06/2026

June 29, 2026

18 Applications Closing This Week – Vacancies, Courses & Competitions



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⏰ CLOSING SOON – APPLY WITHOUT DELAY
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18 Important Applications Closing This Week

Vacancies, courses, competitions and other important applications closing between 30 June and 5 July 2026.

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Check the relevant eligibility requirements, instructions and official application details before submitting your application.

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4 Competitions
5 Courses
4 Vacancies
5 Other Applications
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Closing on 30 June 2026

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Shishyadhara 30.06.2026

Shishyadhara 2026 – Stationery Shop and QR Code Purchase Guide

NVQ Courses 30.06.2026

VTA Student Enrollment 2026 – NVQ Level 3, 4 and 5 Courses

Vacancies 30.06.2026

KDU Permanent Vacancies 2026 – Academic, Administrative and Support Staff

Certificate Course 30.06.2026

Certificate Course in Data Analysis 2026 – University of Colombo

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Closing on 02 July 2026

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Closing on 03 July 2026

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22 Vacancies 03.07.2026

Northern Provincial Council – Probation and Childcare Vacancies

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Closing on 04 July 2026

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Closing on 05 July 2026

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Full-Time Courses 05.07.2026

German Tech Full-Time Courses 2026 – Online Application

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⚠️ Closing dates and submission times may differ between applications. Open the relevant details page and carefully check the official notice before applying.

Watch the Weekly Closing Applications Video

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Watch and share this video with friends, students, job seekers and public officers.

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24/06/2026

June 24, 2026

Annual Transfers 2027 – Education Ministry Non-Academic Staff | Apply Online

Annual Transfers 2027 for non-academic staff appointed by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education online application and closing date


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 Annual Transfers 2027 for Education Ministry Non-Academic Staff


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Circular No. 24/2026

Annual Transfers 2027

Non-Academic Staff Appointed by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

31 July 2026 Submission deadline
Online Application is compulsory
14 Categories Covered by the circular
1 January 2027 Transfers take effect
Important Notice Applications that are not submitted through the online system will not be forwarded to the Annual Transfer Board. Applicants must complete the online application and submit the printed copy through the proper institutional channel.

01 Overview of the Circular

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued instructions regarding the 2027 annual transfers of officers belonging to the non-academic staff appointed by the Ministry.

The circular has been issued in accordance with the transfer provisions in Chapter XVIII of Volume I of the Procedural Rules of the Public Service Commission and the annual transfer policy approved through Public Service Commission letter No. PSC/EST/02-04-34/01/2017 dated 21 June 2017.

The transfer orders issued under this procedure are scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2027.

02 Important Dates and Information

Circular Number Education Circular No. 24/2026
Reference Number ED/05/67/37/07
Application Submission Deadline 31 July 2026
Effective Date 1 January 2027
Applicants should submit their applications early enough to obtain the recommendation of the head of the institution before the Ministry submission deadline.

03 Staff Categories Covered

The circular applies to officers belonging to the following non-academic staff categories appointed by the Ministry:

Development Assistant / Financial Assistant
Management Assistant – Graduate
Document or Records Assistant
Hostel Warden / Assistant Hostel Warden
Laboratory Assistant
Sports Instructor or Sports Coach
Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry or Sick-Room Assistant
Cook
Library Assistant
School Security Officer
Technical Faculty Assistant
Laboratory Assistant – Category XII
Work or Office Assistant
Service Assistant – Sanitary Maintenance

04 Eligibility and Transfer Policy

Eligible to Apply An officer who has continuously served for at least two years at the present service station may apply for an annual transfer.
More Than Five Years Officers who have completed more than five years at the same service station will be considered for transfer.
Popular Service Stations Officers who have completed five years at a preferred or popular service station will be subject to compulsory transfer.
Ten Years in the Same Zone Officers who have completed ten years at popular service stations within the same education zone may be transferred outside the district.
Mutual Transfers Applications for mutual transfers will not be accepted during the period from the date of issuing the circular until 1 January 2027.

05 How to Apply

1 Complete the Online Application The transfer application must be submitted through the online system available through the official Ministry of Education website.
2 Use a Separate Email Address Only one applicant should use each email address. The same email address should not be used to submit applications for several officers.
3 Print the Completed Application After submitting the application online, print the completed application and submit it with the recommendation of the head of the institution.
4 Special Procedure for Sports Instructors Sports instructors must submit the printed application with the recommendations of the head of the institution and the Zonal Director of Education to the relevant Provincial Department of Education.
5 Submission by the Institution Heads of institutions must send the required applications and documents to the relevant transfer committee by registered post before 31 July 2026.

06 Annexes and Documents Required

Annex 01 – List of Transfer Applications Details of all annual transfer applications must be entered in the prescribed Excel sheet. A soft copy must be emailed to: annualtransfer@gmail.com
Annex 02 – Officers Who Have Completed Over Five Years This form must include officers who will have completed more than five years at the same service station by 31 December 2026. It must also identify officers recommended for temporary retention due to service requirements or serious medically certified illnesses.
Annex 03 – Details of All Relevant Staff Each institution must submit the details of all officers in the relevant non-academic staff categories, including officers who applied and officers who did not apply. The form must be certified through the relevant Zonal Director of Education or head of the institution.

07 Postal Address

Secretary Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Isurupaya
Battaramulla
Write “Annual Transfer of Non-Academic Staff – 2027” on the top-left corner of the envelope.

08 Appeals and Review Procedure

Annual Transfer Proposal Review Committees will be appointed to consider appeals against proposed transfers. Appeals will be considered only when they comply with the relevant Public Service Commission procedural rules.

  • Transfers made contrary to the approved annual transfer policy.
  • Situations where the officer’s requested service stations were not granted. Preferences numbered 1, 2 and 3 will be treated as the requested stations.
  • Transfers issued against the officer’s stated request.
  • Humanitarian circumstances such as a sudden accident, serious difficulty or illness that arose after the application was submitted.
Restriction on Appeals An officer cannot subsequently appeal to cancel or postpone a transfer that was granted according to that officer’s own request.

09 Annual Transfer Timetable

Before 16 June 2026 Appointment of the Annual Transfer Committee
Before 30 June 2026 Issue of the Annual Transfer Circular
Before 31 July 2026 Submission of completed applications with recommendations to the Ministry
Before 10 August 2026 Applications handed over to the Transfer Committee
Before 31 August 2026 Transfer Committee submits proposed transfers
Before 15 September 2026 Proposed transfers published and review committees appointed
Before 15 October 2026 Recommendations regarding transfer appeals submitted
Before 15 November 2026 Written recommendations of the Review Committee submitted
Before 30 November 2026 Final annual transfer orders published on the Ministry website
Before 15 December 2026 Final transfer orders officially issued
From 1 January 2027 Annual transfer orders implemented

10 Responsibilities of Heads of Institutions

  • Ensure that accurate and complete information is submitted for every officer.
  • Incorrect or incomplete information may result in disciplinary action against the responsible officers.
  • Requests to retain an officer for one additional year due to essential service requirements must be submitted together with the original recommendations.
  • The one-year retention concession may be granted only once to the same officer.
  • Officers who receive transfer orders must be released on time without waiting for a replacement.
  • An officer transferred to a service station requested by the officer will not normally receive a further revision.
  • Institutions should train another officer in advance to undertake the duties of an officer expected to be transferred.

11 සිංහල සාරාංශය

2027 වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු – කෙටි සාරාංශය

අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශයෙන් පත් කරන ලද අනධ්‍යයන කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයට අයත් නිලධාරීන්ගේ 2027 වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවා ඇත.

වත්මන් සේවා ස්ථානයේ අඛණ්ඩව වසර දෙකක් සේවය කළ නිලධාරීන්ට වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරුවක් සඳහා අයදුම් කළ හැකිය. එකම සේවා ස්ථානයේ වසර පහකට වැඩි සේවා කාලයක් සම්පූර්ණ කළ නිලධාරීන් ස්ථාන මාරුවට යටත් වේ.

ජනප්‍රිය සේවා ස්ථානයක වසර පහක් සේවය කළ නිලධාරීන් අනිවාර්ය ස්ථාන මාරුවකට යටත් විය හැකි අතර, එකම කලාපයේ ජනප්‍රිය සේවා ස්ථානවල වසර දහයක් සේවය කළ නිලධාරීන් දිස්ත්‍රික්කයෙන් පිටතට මාරු කළ හැකිය.

අයදුම්පත මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමය ඔස්සේ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම අනිවාර්ය වේ. මාර්ගගතව ඉදිරිපත් නොකරන අයදුම්පත් වාර්ෂික ස්ථාන මාරු මණ්ඩලයට ඉදිරිපත් නොකෙරේ. මාර්ගගත අයදුම්පතේ මුද්‍රිත පිටපත ආයතන ප්‍රධානියාගේ නිර්දේශය සමඟ ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය.

සම්පූර්ණ කරන ලද අයදුම්පත් හා අදාළ ලේඛන 2026 ජූලි 31 දිනට පෙර අමාත්‍යාංශයට ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතු අතර, අවසන් ස්ථාන මාරු 2027 ජනවාරි 1 දින සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ.

12 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

2027 வருடாந்த இடமாற்றம் – சுருக்கமான தகவல்கள்

கல்வி, உயர்கல்வி மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி அமைச்சினால் நியமிக்கப்பட்ட கல்விசாரா பணிக்குழுவைச் சேர்ந்த உத்தியோகத்தர்களின் 2027 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான வருடாந்த இடமாற்ற விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன.

தற்போதைய சேவை நிலையத்தில் தொடர்ச்சியாக இரண்டு வருடங்கள் சேவையாற்றியுள்ள உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் வருடாந்த இடமாற்றத்திற்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கத் தகுதி பெறுவர். ஒரே சேவை நிலையத்தில் ஐந்து வருடங்களுக்கு மேல் சேவையாற்றிய உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் இடமாற்றத்திற்கு உட்படுத்தப்படுவர்.

விருப்பத்திற்குரிய அல்லது பிரபலமான சேவை நிலையத்தில் ஐந்து வருடங்களைப் பூர்த்தி செய்தவர்கள் கட்டாய இடமாற்றத்திற்கு உட்படுத்தப்படலாம். ஒரே வலயத்திலுள்ள பிரபலமான சேவை நிலையங்களில் பத்து வருடங்கள் சேவையாற்றியவர்கள் மாவட்டத்திற்கு வெளியே இடமாற்றம் செய்யப்படலாம்.

விண்ணப்பத்தை நிகழ்நிலை முறையில் சமர்ப்பிப்பது கட்டாயமாகும். நிகழ்நிலை முறையில் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்படாத விண்ணப்பங்கள் வருடாந்த இடமாற்றச் சபைக்கு அனுப்பப்படமாட்டாது. பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பத்தின் அச்சிடப்பட்ட பிரதியை நிறுவனத் தலைவரின் பரிந்துரையுடன் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும்.

பூர்த்தி செய்யப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பங்கள் மற்றும் தேவையான ஆவணங்கள் 2026 ஜூலை 31 ஆம் திகதிக்கு முன்னர் அமைச்சிற்கு சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட வேண்டும். இறுதி வருடாந்த இடமாற்றங்கள் 2027 ஜனவரி 1 ஆம் திகதி முதல் நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படும்.

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