EMPLOYEES’ ENROLMENT SCHEME 2025

• One-time amnesty-cum-enrolment window by EPFO under the Ministry of Labour & Employment to bring left-out workers under EPF coverage retrospectively for the period 1 July 2017 – 31 October 2025.
• Operates as a 6-month special window (1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026), waiving employee's past share of contribution (if not deducted from wages) and levying only a token Rs. 100 penal damages.
• UPSC relevance: tests social-security architecture, EPF & MP Act 1952, and formalisation of workforce — frequently paired with PM-VBRY and Code on Social Security, 2020 themes.