The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched the Employees’ Enrolment Scheme – 2025, a government initiative aimed at promoting voluntary compliance and extending social security coverage to all eligible employees.
The scheme will remain open for six months, from 1st November 2025 to 30th April 2026, giving employers a window to enroll employees who were previously left out of EPF coverage.
Who Can Benefit and How
This scheme is for employees who missed out on EPF coverage between 1st July 2017 and 31st October 2025.
Employers can now voluntarily enroll these employees and regularize their past contributions under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
The scheme aims to:
Promote transparency in EPF compliance
Ensure universal EPF inclusion
Simplify the process of regularizing past omissions
Employers can declare eligible employees through the EPFO portal.
If the employee’s share was not deducted earlier, it is waived for the declared period, while the employer needs to pay only the employer’s share, interest, administrative charges, and a Rs 100 penalty.
Penalties and Compliance
Even establishments facing inquiries under EPF provisions can participate, with the penalty capped at Rs 100 notionally.
EPFO will not take suo-motu compliance action during the scheme, making it easier for employers to formalize their workforce.
This initiative is a major step towards “Social Security for All”, helping integrate more workers into India’s organized social safety network and strengthening EPF coverage nationwide.
