PROFORMA PROMOTION POLICY (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Proforma Promotion means predating of promotion of a civil servant with effect from the date of promotion of his junior for the purpose of payment of arrears and fixation of pay. It means that a civil servant who was entitled to be promoted from a particular date, but for no fault of his own, was wrongfully prevented from rendering service in the higher post, is entitled for Proforma Promotion and payment of arrears of pay / allowances and re-fixation of pay.