**Executive Summary**
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the Employees' Enrolment Campaign to allow employers to voluntarily declare and enroll eligible employees missed between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2026. The campaign is designed to bring more workers into the social security net and is scheduled to cease on October 31, 2026. Employers who fail to utilize this window face potential legal enforcement and prosecution.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Campaign Timeline and Scope**
* **Duration:** The campaign covers the period from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2026.
* **Deadline:** The scheme will officially cease to operate on October 31, 2026.
* **Establishment Eligibility:** The window is open to all establishments, including those already registered with the EPFO and those falling under the Act’s purview for the first time.
**Employee Eligibility**
* **Criteria:** Employers can declare employees engaged during the eligibility period provided the employee is still alive and currently employed by the establishment at the time of declaration.
**Financial Incentives and Requirements**
* **Waiver:** The employee's share of provident fund contributions for the past period is waived, provided it was not already deducted from their wages.
* **Employer Obligations:** Employers must remit their own share of contributions, applicable interest, administrative charges, and a nominal lump-sum penal damage of ₹100 per establishment.
**Reporting and Enforcement**
* **Public Reporting:** Employees or the public can report instances of non-enrolment to the Regional Office in Goa via email (ro.goa@epfindia.gov.in) or in person.
* **Consequences:** Failure to enroll eligible employees within this extended period will result in normal enforcement actions and prosecution under applicable laws.
**Impact Analysis**
**Employers**
**Impact:** Provides a legal window to regularize past non-compliance with reduced financial penalties (nominal penal damages and waiver of employee shares).
**Action Required:** Voluntarily declare and enroll all left-out eligible employees before the October 31, 2026, deadline to avoid prosecution.
**Employees**
**Impact:** Enrolled individuals gain access to full EPF benefits, including provident fund savings, pension coverage (EPS), and insurance (EDLI).
**Action Required:** Eligible employees not currently enrolled should report their status to the Regional Office, Goa, for verification and action.
**EPFO Regional Office (Goa)**
**Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the campaign within the state, conducting verifications, and processing complaints.
**Action Required:** Monitor employer declarations and investigate reports of non-enrolment submitted by the public or employees.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees' Enrolment Campaign: A voluntary disclosure initiative allowing employers to enroll eligible employees who were previously left out of the provident fund net between 2009 and 2026.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO): The statutory body under the Ministry of Labour & Employment responsible for administering social security schemes and overseeing the enrolment campaign.
EPF Scheme: The primary social security framework providing provident fund benefits to employees, which this campaign seeks to expand coverage for.
Goa: The specific state and regional jurisdiction for which this appeal and compliance directive has been issued by the Regional Office.
Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS): A social security benefit providing pension coverage to employees once they are enrolled under the provident fund framework.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Employees' Enrolment Campaign Extended;
EPFO Urges Employers to Enroll Left-Out
Employees
प्रव तथ: 03 JUL 2026 6:44PM by PIB Mumbai
Goa, 03 July 2026
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), under the Ministry of Labour
And Employment, Govt. of India, has extended the ongoing Employees' Enrolment
Campaign, providing employers a further opportunity to voluntarily declare and
enroll left-out eligible employees under the provident fund net. The campaign covers
the period from 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2026 and will cease to operate with effect
from 31.10.2026.
Eligible employers can declare any employee engaged by them who was left out of
EPF coverage during the eligibility period, provided such employee is alive and
continues to be engaged with the establishment as on the date of declaration.
EPFO Regional Office, Goa, has appealed to all employers operating within the State
to make well use of the opportunity and ensure that no eligible employee remains
outside the social security net. Employers who fail to avail the scheme within the
extended period will be liable to normal enforcement action and prosecution as
applicable under the provisions of law, the EPFO said in a press release.
The EPFO has also requested employees or members of the public, who are aware
of any eligible employee not having been enrolled under the EPF Scheme despite
being entitled thereto, to promptly report such instances of non-enrolment to the
Regional Office, Goa, for necessary verification and appropriate action. Complaints
can be submitted in writing, by e-mail at ro.goa@epfindia.gov.in, or in person at the
EPFO office at Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, Patto Plaza, Panaji.
The scheme applies uniformly to all establishments, irrespective of their existing EPF
coverage status. Both establishments already registered with EPFO and those
coming under the purview of the Act for the first time can also avail of this window.
As per the scheme, the employee's share of provident fund contribution for the
relevant past period will stand waived, provided such contribution was not already
deducted from the employee's wages. Employers are required to remit only the
employer's share of contribution, applicable interest and administrative charges, and
a nominal lump-sum penal damage of ₹100 per establishment.
On enrolment, employees become entitled to the full range of EPF benefits,
including provident fund savings, pension coverage under EPS, and insurance cover
under the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme. For further information,the stakeholders can contact the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Goa, at
0832-2438904/2438907.
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