ESIC's SPREE-2025 and AMNESTY Scheme-2025 to widen social security coverage
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation's SPREE-2025 registration drive runs till 31 December 2025, while its AMNESTY Scheme-2025 for ESI Act disputes runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, ESIC officials said on 9 September 2025.
Summary
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched two initiatives, SPREE-2025 and the AMNESTY Scheme-2025, to bring more workers under social security and reduce litigation, ESIC officials said at a press conference in Gurugram on 9 September 2025. SPREE-2025 (Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees) runs till 31 December 2025 and allows unregistered employers and employees to register through the ESI, Shram Suvidha and Company Affairs portals without any demand for old dues. Employers are covered from the date of registration or a date they declare, and new employees get ESI benefits from the date of registration. The AMNESTY Scheme-2025, in force from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, is a one-time dispute resolution scheme for issues related to damages, interest and coverage under the ESI Act.
Key facts
- SPREE-2025
- Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees; till 31 Dec 2025
- SPREE benefit
- Registration without demand for old dues; benefits from registration date
- AMNESTY Scheme-2025
- 1 Oct 2025 â 30 Sep 2026; one-time settlement of ESI Act disputes
- Disputes covered
- Damages, interest and coverage
- Agency
- ESIC
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In ESIC's SPREE-2025 initiative, what does 'SPREE' stand for?
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Correct answer: A â Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees
SPREE-2025 is the Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees, operational till 31 December 2025.
ESIC's AMNESTY Scheme-2025 is a one-time dispute resolution scheme in force during which period?
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Correct answer: C â 1 October 2025 â 30 September 2026
The AMNESTY Scheme-2025 is in effect from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026 to settle issues related to damages, interest and coverage under the ESI Act.