EPFO urges establishments to enrol eligible workers under EEC 2026

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Saturday urged establishments to utilise Employees’ Enrolment Campaign (EEC) 2026 and use the one time opportunity to enrol eligible employees who were previously outside EPF coverage between April 1, 2009 and March 31 of this year.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the campaign that came into effect on June 29 will remain open up to October 31 and intends to facilitate voluntary compliance amongst employers and enable eligible workers to access provident fund, pension, and insurance benefits.

The Ministry 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. The campaign provides specified relaxations to facilitate regularisation of past compliance, including waiver of the employee’s share where it was not deducted earlier, subject to the conditions of the campaign.


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“Employers are required to complete the enrolment and remittance process through the prescribed online portal. The UMANG app would generate a face authentication-based UAN for each declared employee and contributions are to be remitted through the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR),” the Ministry said.

The EEC 2026, according to the release, is aimed at benefitting establishments and workers by providing a structured mechanism for bringing eligible employees within the statutory social security framework. The campaign encourages employers to review employment and wage records, and identify eligible employees who may have remained outside EPF coverage during the prescribed period.

The Labour Ministry said that EPFO is also undertaking extensive awareness and outreach activities to propagate the most important features of the campaign amongst employers, employees, establishments, contractors and other stakeholders.

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The Ministry further stated that it is also encouraging other Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, state governments and union territories, public sector undertakings, autonomous bodies and other organisations to facilitate the spread of the Campaign among establishments and service providers under their administrative control.