What happened: EPFO launched an enrolment opportunity for workers left out of EPF coverage
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) urged establishments to use Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2026 (EEC 2026). EPFO stated that EEC 2026 was notified with effect from 29 June 2026 and provides a special one-time opportunity for eligible establishments to enrol employees who remained outside Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) coverage in the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2026.
EPFO stated that the campaign will remain open till 31 October 2026. EPFO’s stated goal is to facilitate voluntary compliance by employers and extend the benefits of provident fund, pension and insurance to eligible workers.
What EEC 2026 allows: enrolment for eligible employees with specified relaxations
EPFO stated that, under EEC 2026, eligible employers can declare and enrol employees who were left out of EPF coverage during the prescribed period and are alive and continuing in employment with the establishment on the date of declaration.
EPFO also stated that EEC 2026 provides specified relaxations to facilitate regularisation of past compliance. One stated relaxation is a waiver of the employee’s share where it was not deducted earlier, subject to the conditions of the campaign.
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