The Government has launched the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025 to expand social security coverage of employees. This campaign is intended to encourage employers to voluntarily declare and enrol eligible employees.
The Labour and Employment Ministry said the scheme will be operational from 1st of November this year to 30th April next year. The Ministry said, employers can enrol all existing employees who joined the establishment between 1st July 2017 and 31st October 2025.
“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 enrol eligible employees.
Employers can enrol 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 Ministry of Labour & Employment said.
In 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. 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.
The government said it expects this campaign to boost enrolment under the social security cover for employees, and it shall also be crucial for employers to regularise their records with minimal financial/legal burden and facilitate ease of doing business.
