The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has urged establishments to utilize the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2026 (EEC 2026), which runs until 31 October 2026. The campaign aims to facilitate voluntary compliance by employers and extend benefits such as provident fund, pension, and insurance to eligible workers.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a call to action for establishments to utilize the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2026 (EEC 2026), which commenced on 29 June 2026. This campaign offers a unique opportunity for eligible employees who were not part of the EPF scheme during the period from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2026 to be enrolled.
Under EEC 2026, eligible employers can declare and enroll employees who were left out of EPF coverage during the specified period and are still employed with the establishment on the declaration date. The campaign offers certain relaxations to simplify past compliance, including waiving the employee's share if it wasn’t deducted earlier, under specific conditions of the Campaign.
Employers must complete the enrollment and remittance process through the prescribed online mechanism. A Face Authentication-based Universal Account Number (UAN) is to be generated through the UMANG App for each declared employee, and contributions are to be remitted through the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR).
The campaign aims to benefit establishments and workers by providing a structured mechanism for bringing eligible employees within the statutory social security framework. EPFO is also undertaking extensive awareness and outreach activities to disseminate the salient features of EEC 2026 among employers, employees, establishments, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, State Governments, Union Territories, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, and other organisations are being encouraged to facilitate wider dissemination of the Campaign among establishments and service providers under their administrative control. Employers are encouraged to make use of this one-time opportunity and complete the enrolment of eligible employees before the Campaign closes on 31 October 2026.
Source:
Press Information Bureau
