The Employees’ Enrolment Campaign-2025 is a special compliance window under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. It allows employers to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who were left out of EPF coverage between 1 July 2017 and 31 October 2025, and to regularise past compliance. The measure is aimed at widening social security coverage, improving transparency, and formalising the workforce.
Eligibility and Coverage
The campaign covers employees who joined an establishment between 1 July 2017 and 31 October 2025 and are alive and currently working in the concerned establishment. It is designed for left-out employees who were not brought under EPF despite being eligible. The initiative seeks to reduce gaps in provident fund coverage across establishments.
Operational Period and Process
The scheme will remain open for six months, from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. Enrolment will be done only through an online portal. Verification will be carried out using Face Authentication Technology to strengthen transparency and reduce misuse. The digital process is intended to make compliance easier and more accountable.
Financial Terms for Employers
If the employee’s share of contribution was not deducted from salary, it will be waived for the declared employee. The employer must pay the employer’s share, interest on arrears, administrative charges, and a lump sum penal damage of ₹100 per establishment. This makes the scheme a limited-amnesty style compliance window for past defaults.
Special Provision for Ongoing Inquiries
Establishments facing inquiry under section 7A of the EPF & MP Act, 1952, Para 26B of the EPF Scheme, 1952, or Para 8 of the EPS Scheme, 1995, are also eligible. In such cases, penal damages are restricted to ₹100 per establishment, but all other dues remain payable, including the employer’s share, employee’s share, administrative charges, and interest on arrears.
Last Modified: April 27, 2026