EMPLOYEES’ ENROLMENT SCHEME 2025

**Executive Summary** The Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 provides a window for employers to voluntarily enroll eligible employees, who were left out from Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) coverage between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025, and to regularize their past compliance. The scheme is operational for 6 months, from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. Enrollment is done through an online portal using Face Authentication Technology (FAT). **Key Points / Main Content** * **Eligibility and Scope:** * Applies to left-out employees who joined the establishment between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025. * Employees must be alive and currently working under the concerned establishment. * **Scheme Features:** * The scheme is operational for 6 months, from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. * The employee's share of contributions is waived if it was not deducted from their salary. * Employers must remit their share, interest on arrears, administrative charges, and a lump sum of Rs. 100 penal damages per establishment. * Establishments facing inquiry under specific sections of the EPF & MP Act and EPF/EPS Scheme are eligible to avail of the scheme by limiting Penal Damages to Rs. 100 per establishment. * Employers are still required to pay all other dues including the employer's share, the employee's share, the administrative charges and interest on arrears. * The enrollment is done through an online portal with Face Authentication Technology (FAT) to ensure transparency. **Impact Analysis** **Employers** * **Impact:** Opportunity to voluntarily enroll eligible employees who were previously left out of EPF coverage and regularize past compliance. * **Action Required:** Enroll eligible employees through the online portal, remit the employer's share, interest on arrears, administrative charges, and penal damages (if applicable). Comply with the terms of the scheme regarding outstanding dues if facing inquiry. **Employees** * **Impact:** Opportunity to be covered under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) if they were previously left out. Waiving of employee contribution if the amount was not deducted from their salary. * **Action Required:** Confirm enrollment through Face Authentication Technology (FAT) and provide necessary information.

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