Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025 launched – Read Procedure to be followed

Government Launches Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025 to Expand Social Security Coverage of Employees. Scheme to be Operational from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced the ‘Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025′ (EEC 2025), a significant initiative to bring a large number of workers under the ambit of organized social security through EPFO. The scheme shall be operational from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. 

This campaign is intended to encourage employers, both already registered and those newly coming under the purview of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, to voluntarily declare and enroll eligible employees.  Employers can enroll all existing employees, who joined the establishment between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025, and who are alive and employed on the date of the declaration, but were not enrolled in the EPF scheme earlier due to any reason, whatsoever.

The compliance in respect of such declared employees shall commence from the month of such declaration by the employer under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 and as a major relief, the employee’s share of provident fund contribution for the past period (from July 1, 2017, to October 31, 2025) shall stand waived, provided it was not deducted from the employee’s wages. The employer is only required to pay their own share for such period.

Employers availing this scheme shall be liable to pay a nominal Penal Damage of Rs. 100 only as a lump sum, a significant reduction from the standard penalties for non-compliance.

All establishments are eligible to participate in the proposed Scheme irrespective of the fact whether any establishment is facing inquiries under section 7A of the Act or under paragraph 26B of the Scheme or under paragraph 8 of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995.

No suomoto compliance action shall be initiated by the EPFO against the employers who avail the benefits of EEC, in respect of such employees who have already left the establishment as on the date of declaration.

All the employers who get registered under the EEC,2025 or declare additional employees under the EEC, 2025 shall be eligible to avail the benefits of Pradhan Mantri-Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, subject to certain terms and conditions under that scheme.

Any employer, whether previously covered under the Act or not, shall be permitted to- (a) apply for coverage, if not covered; and (b) enrol all such employees who joined the said establishment between 1st day of July, 2017 and 31st day of October, 2025, who are alive and employed as on date of declaration, but who, for any reason, were not enrolled under the Scheme earlier

The Employer are required to make the declaration through an online facility provided by EPFO, where employer shall indicate the details of the employees enrolled and link it to the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (Temporary Return Reference Number) through which, payment of contributions has been made and pay lump-sum Penal Damages of one hundred rupees.

The procedure for availing Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 is as under:

1. The employer intends to avail the benefit of Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 shall at the first instance ensure to create Face Authentication Technology- authenticated Universal Account Number through UMANG Application for each of the eligible employees being declared under the Scheme and make payment of their contributions through an Electronic Challan-cum-Return.

2. The Employer shall then make the declaration under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 through an online facility provided by Employees Provident Fund Organisation, where employer shall indicate the details of the employees enrolled and link it to the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (Temporary Return Reference Number) through which, payment of contributions has been made and pay damages of one hundred rupees.

3. The employer shall declare all the existing and eligible employees who joined the said establishment between 1st day of July, 2017 and 31st day of October, 2025 and are alive and employed as on date of declaration.

4. The declaration by employers shall be accepted only through the Employees Provident Fund Portal.

5. The submission of multiple undertaking or declaration shall not be allowed.

6. On and from the date of declaration under this Scheme, the employer shall make regular compliance under the provisions of the Act.

7. All establishments are eligible to participate in the proposed Scheme irrespective of the fact whether any establishment is facing inquiries under section 7A of the Act or under paragraph 26B of the Scheme or under paragraph 8 of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995.

8. In case, declaration is given by employer pertaining to the stipulated period of inquiry, the benefits under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 shall be confined to limiting the damages to the extent of notional damages as provided for under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 in respect of all existing and alive employees, their wages or amount of contributions and duration of their employment so declared.

9. The employer shall deposit contributions in respect of declared employees for past periods from their respective date of joining as declared by the employer, that-

(a) the employer shall only be required to pay the employer’s share, provided the employees’ share has not been deducted and kept with the employer;

(b) the employees’ share shall be waived, if not deducted by employer earlier.

(c) the employer shall pay interest for the past period under section 7Q of the Act along with administrative charges, as applicable.

10. The inquiry officer shall take into consideration the declaration as made under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 while deciding the matter.

11. The cases of assessments already concluded under Section 7A of the Act or under paragraph 26B of the Scheme or under paragraph 8 of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 shall not be considered under the Employees Enrolment Campaign, 2025.

12. No suomotu compliance action shall be initiated by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation against the employers who avail the benefits of Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025, in respect of such employees who have already left the establishment as on the date of declaration, subject to submission of an undertaking by the establishment declaring that-

(a) all the existing and eligible employees have been declared; and

(b) no amount pertaining to the existing or earlier employees’ share of contribution which was deducted therefrom along with applicable amount of employers’ contributions in respect thereof, is pending for depositing in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, as per norms.

13. No case which pertains to the period prior to 1st day of July, 2017 shall be covered under this Scheme.

14. Where a declaration is made by misrepresentation or suppression of facts relating to declaration of eligible employees etc. such declaration shall be void ab-initio.

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