Mandaviya launches EPFO's Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 on 73rd Foundation Day
Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 at the 73rd Foundation Day of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in New Delhi on 1 November 2025.
Summary
The Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025, launched on 1 November 2025, gives employers a special window to voluntarily enrol employees who joined between 1 July 2017 and 31 October 2025 but were left out of EPF coverage, and to regularise past compliance under the EPF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. It is open for six months, from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. The employee's share is waived for the declared period if not deducted earlier, and a lump-sum penalty of ₹100 per establishment is deemed compliance across the three EPF schemes.
Key facts
- Launched
- 1 Nov 2025, EPFO's 73rd Foundation Day, New Delhi
- Covers
- Employees who joined 1 Jul 2017–31 Oct 2025
- Window
- 1 Nov 2025–30 Apr 2026 (six months)
- Relief
- Employee share waived if not deducted; ₹100 lump-sum penalty
- Law
- EPF and MP Act, 1952
Practice MCQs 3 questions
For how long is EPFO's Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 open?
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Correct answer: A — 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026
The scheme is open for six months, from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026.
EPFO's Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 allows employers to declare left-out employees who joined during which period?
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Correct answer: D — 1 July 2017 to 31 October 2025
It covers employees who joined between 1 July 2017 and 31 October 2025 and were left out of EPF coverage.
The Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 was launched on 1 November 2025 at which Foundation Day of EPFO?
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Correct answer: B — 73rd
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the scheme at EPFO's 73rd Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi.