The Central Government has taken a significant step for employees working in the private sector. Labor and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025 on October 13, 2025, the 73rd Foundation Day of the EPFO. This new scheme aims to link employees who were previously excluded from the EPF coverage to the Provident Fund (PF). This scheme could prove to be a milestone in providing social security and a secure future to employees.

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Who will benefit from the scheme?

The Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025 has been implemented voluntarily. Its benefits will be available to employees who were appointed to an organization between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025, but were not included in the PF. To avail the benefits, the employee must be alive and employed at the same organization on the date of implementation of the scheme. This scheme will also apply to organizations under investigation under Section 7A of the EPF Act, Section 26B of the Scheme, or Section 8 of the Pension Scheme.

The rule will not apply to former employees

According to the EPFO, this scheme will only apply to current employees. If an employee has already left the job, no action will be taken automatically. This means that only actively employed employees will be able to avail of this scheme.

Companies will receive penalty relief

The scheme will significantly benefit companies, as employers previously hesitated to enroll employees in the PF account due to fear of paying pending PF dues and penalties from previous years. However, the government has now clarified that if an employee’s PF contribution is not deducted from their salary, it will be waived. Employers will only have to pay their contribution, and a nominal penalty of ₹100 will be levied. This will eliminate any risk for companies in enrolling employees in the PF account.

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Millions of workers will benefit

The new scheme is expected to provide social security benefits to millions of workers across the country. The government is also considering raising the PF salary limit from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000. If implemented, this will enable more workers to access EPF benefits. The government aims to bring more workers under the ambit of PF and pension security.