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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has asked employers to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who were earlier left out of the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, offering a special compliance window of six months, according to ANI report.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment said the move comes under the newly launched Employees’ Enrolment Scheme (EES) 2025.
The scheme allows employers to regularise past non-compliance by enrolling eligible workers who were not covered under EPF between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025.
Under the scheme, employers can enrol such employees without facing full retrospective penalties. In cases where employee contributions were not deducted earlier, employers will only need to deposit the employer’s share of contributions, along with applicable interest under Section 7Q, administrative charges, and penal damages capped at a lump sum of ₹100.
The ministry said this payment will be treated as full compliance across all three EPFO-administered schemes.
EPFO has described EES 2025 as a one-time, time-bound opportunity and urged employers to use the window to bring uncovered workers into the formal social security framework, in line with the government’s vision of “Social Security for All.”
The organisation will also reach out to identified defaulting employers through SMS and email, encouraging them to take advantage of the relaxation offered under the scheme to regularise their defaults, the ministry added.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment said the move comes under the newly launched Employees’ Enrolment Scheme (EES) 2025.
The scheme allows employers to regularise past non-compliance by enrolling eligible workers who were not covered under EPF between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025.
Under the scheme, employers can enrol such employees without facing full retrospective penalties. In cases where employee contributions were not deducted earlier, employers will only need to deposit the employer’s share of contributions, along with applicable interest under Section 7Q, administrative charges, and penal damages capped at a lump sum of ₹100.
The ministry said this payment will be treated as full compliance across all three EPFO-administered schemes.
EPFO has described EES 2025 as a one-time, time-bound opportunity and urged employers to use the window to bring uncovered workers into the formal social security framework, in line with the government’s vision of “Social Security for All.”
The organisation will also reach out to identified defaulting employers through SMS and email, encouraging them to take advantage of the relaxation offered under the scheme to regularise their defaults, the ministry added.
