PESHAWAR: Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Arshad Ayub Khan, launched the E-Transfer Policy Plus here on Tuesday.
Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education Muhammad Khalid, Special Secretary Iftikhar Ali Khan, Additional Secretaries Hayatullah Khan and Muhammad Saleh Khan, Director Elementary and Secondary Education Naumana Sardar, Director IT Salahuddin Khan, and other officials were present.
The minister was briefed that under the E-Transfer Policy Plus 2026, transfers will be carried out for the teaching cadre (including manual and vacant-post transfers), tenure-based transfers for the education management cadre, and tenure-based transfers for the ministerial cadre.
It was explained that specific scoring criteria and parameters have been set for this policy, including duration of service at the current school, student-teacher ratio, consideration for persons with disabilities, widows, domicile, higher educational qualifications, annual results of SSC/HSSC and overall student attendance ratio.
This E-Transfer Policy Plus will provide better transfer facilities to employees associated with the education department.The minister stated that the provincial government has taken a historic step by introducing a successful E-Transfer Policy Plus, ensuring both teachers’ preferences and merit-based policy.
“Previously, teachers had to rely on recommendations for transfers, but the current government has eliminated the culture of favoritism,” he added. The minister said the introduction of the E-Transfer system will yield positive results, improve academic performance in schools, and enhance students’ learning outcomes.
