EPFO Scheme 2025: The Central Government has launched a new scheme on the 73rd Foundation Day of EPFO - Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025. Its aim is to include those employees in the PF system who have been left out of it for some reason till now. Labour and Employment Minister, Hon’ble Mansukh Mandaviya, while launching it on the 73rd Foundation Day of EPFO, said that EPFO is not just a fund, but a symbol of trust in the social security of India’s workers.
Scheme announcement and implementation date
The scheme was announced by the Ministry of Labor on October 13. It will be implemented from November 1, 2025. The government says the scheme is completely voluntary and companies will have to enroll their employees themselves.
Who can avail the benefit?
This scheme will benefit all employees who joined an organization between July 1, 2017, and October 31, 2025, but were not included in the PF. The condition is that the employee must be alive and working at the organization on the date of the declaration. This scheme will also apply to organizations that are under investigation under Section 7A of the EPF Act, Section 26B of the Scheme, or Section 8 of the Pension Scheme. The EPFO has also clarified that no suo motu action will be taken against employees who have already left the company.
Rules and Procedure
If an employee’s PF contribution hasn’t been previously deducted from their salary , it will be waived. Companies will only have to pay their share, plus a nominal penalty of ₹ 100. Employees won’t be burdened with any past dues.
Benefits of the scheme
This scheme will enable millions of workers to access provident fund protection. This is an important step in providing social security to the country’s workers. Additionally, there are talks about raising the PF salary limit from ₹ 15,000 to ₹ 25,000 to cover more employees.