EPFO clarifies implementation of Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 for eligible employees

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (“EPFO”) has now issued directions for implementation of the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025 (“Campaign”) across all establishments, pursuant to Notifications dated 10^th October 2025 and 27^th October 2025.

The Campaign provides a special window for employers to voluntarily declare and enroll eligible employees who were left out of EPF coverage during the period 1^st July 2017 to 31^st October 2025 and to regularize their past compliance under the Employees’ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2025 (“EPF Scheme”), the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (“EPS”) and the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976 (“EDLI”).

Key Highlights:

1. The Campaign will be effective from 1^st November 2025 to 30^th April 2026.
2. Open to all establishments, regardless of their current EPF coverage status.
3. Employers may declare and enroll employees who joined between 1^st July 2017 and 31^st October 2025 and are still working and alive as on the date of declaration.
4. Declarations must be filed online only through the EPFO portal and linked to the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (“ECR”) using a Temporary Return Reference Number (“TRRN”).
5. Employers are required to generate Face Authentication-based UANs through the UMANG App for each employee and remit contributions electronically.
6. Payment Obligations:
   • Employers are required to deposit only their own share of contributions, along with interest under Section 7Q and administrative charges.
   • Employee’s share is waived for the declared period, provided it was not deducted earlier.
   • A lump sum penal damage of Rs. 100 per establishment will be treated as full compliance across all three schemes – EPF, EPS and EDLI.
7. Restrictions:
   • Only one declaration per establishment will be accepted.
   • Establishments under inquiry (under Section 7A, Paragraph 26B or Paragraph 8 of the respective schemes) may still participate; however, the benefit will be limited to notional damages of Rs. 100.
   • No action will be initiated for employees who exited prior to the declaration, provided all dues have been cleared.
   • Any declaration made through misrepresentation or suppression of facts shall be void and attract penal consequences under the EPF Act.
8. Employers enrolling under the Campaign may also be eligible for benefits under PM-VBRY, subject to terms specified under that scheme.

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Source: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation