The education ministry has taken steps to amend the Teacher Transfer Policy that is in operation since 2007 up to now.
Having fully considering the national service providing and provided by teachers extremely fair independent and transparent teacher transfer national policy should come in to operation, this programme is handled as per instructions given by education minister Mr. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Attorney at law to the relevant divisions.
The education ministry also focused their attention to the fact that teacher transfer policy should be prepared in accordance with the other state sector transfer policies and the ministry is taken action to amend the teacher training policy in line with procedures and rules of public service commission as per the request made by the commission.
In making these amendments has discussed with the teacher unions and taken their expressions and views also in to consideration.