The Ministry of Labor and Employment has notified the Employees’ Enrollment Campaign 2026 (EEC 2026) vide Notification No. G.S.R. 525(E), 526(E) and 527(E) all dated 29 June 2026 with EPFO issuing its implementation order No. EEC/2025/E 1190921/4278204 dated 8 July 2026. Effective from 29 June 2026 and open till 31 October 2026, the Campaign gives employers a one time window to enrol eligible employees who stayed outside EPF coverage between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2026.

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EEC 2026 was notified through G.S.R. 525(E), 526(E) and 527(E), all dated 29 June 2026, and made operational through EPFO order No.EEC/2025/E 1190921/4278204 dated 8 July 2026
Effective from 29 June 2026, the Campaign runs till 31 October 2026, giving employers roughly four months to act
Employers can declare and enrol employees who joined between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2026 but were never brought under EPF coverage, as long as the employee is alive and still working with the same establishment
The employee's share of contribution for the missed period is waived wherever it was never deducted from wages earlier
The employer still has to pay their own share, along with applicable interest under Section 7Q of the repealed Act or Section 127 of the Code, plus administrative charges and a nominal one time damage amount
Every declared employee needs a Face Authentication based UAN generated through the UMANG App, and contributions must be remitted through the Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR)
The full declaration and enrolment process runs online through the EPFO portal, with the ECR linked to a Temporary Return Reference Number (TRRN)
EPFO is carrying out wide outreach among employers, contractors, ministries, state governments, PSUs and autonomous bodies to spread awareness about the Campaign
MSMEs, startups and fast growing companies stand to benefit the most, since this is a rare chance to clean up years of past EPF gaps without facing the usual heavy penalties
Employers should review employment and wage records now and complete enrolment well before 31 October 2026, since the relaxations will not be available once the window closes

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