EPFO has launched EES-2025 scheme. Under this, employers can enroll employees left out of EPF between 2017-2025, for 6 months from November 2025. This is an opportunity to correct past mistakes with minimal penalties.
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has appealed to employers to voluntarily enroll eligible employees left out of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme. For this, a special extension of 6 months has been given. The Ministry of Labor and Employment has highlighted the recently launched Employee Enrollment Scheme (EES)-2025. The scheme provides a special grace period of 6 months, starting from November 2025, whereby employers can voluntarily enroll eligible employees left out of the EPF scheme.
Employers can enroll eligible employees who have been left out of EPF coverage during the period July 1, 2017, to October 31, 2025, and regularize previous defaults, the Ministry of Labor and Employment said in a statement. Under EES-2025, in cases where employees’ contribution was not deducted earlier, the employer will have to deposit only his share. Along with this, interest, applicable administrative charges and a fine of up to Rs 100 will have to be paid under Section 7Q. This will be considered as full compliance under all three schemes of EPFO.
EPFO has urged all employers to avail this one-time, time-bound opportunity and contribute to the national vision of “Social Security for All”. EPFO will also contact the identified defaulter employers through SMS and email, and encourage them to avail the one-time waiver of EES 2025 to regularize their defaults.