Mandaviya launches Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025

Union Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025, aimed at encouraging employers to voluntarily declare and enrol eligible employees.

Operational from November 1, the scheme provides that employers will not be required to remit the employee’s share of contribution if not deducted earlier, and only nominal penal damages of Rs 100 will apply. The scheme seeks to enhance workforce formalisation and promote ease of doing business.

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Mandaviya launched the scheme on the occasion of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO’s) 73rd Foundation Day. The EPFO celebrated its 73rd Foundation Day at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Vandana Gurnani, Secretary (Labour and Employment), Ramesh Krishnamurthi, Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), Members of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), senior officers from MoLE, EPFO officials and other dignitaries were also present at the event.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Mandaviya lauded EPFO’s historic role in securing the social and financial well-being of India’s workforce.

He urged the organisation to “script a new chapter in citizen-centric service delivery,” guided by renewed purpose and vision.

“EPFO is not merely a fund—it represents the trust of India’s workforce in social security,” the Minister said.

“As we celebrate this Foundation Day, it must ignite new motivation and new energy, inspiring all officers to chart a vision for the years ahead. This vision will guide EPFO’s journey from Sankalp to Siddhi—from resolve to realisation,” he said.

Dr. Mandaviya emphasised that efficiency, transparency, and empathy must remain the driving forces of EPFO’s transformation. “Every reform must reach workers in clear and simple terms so that the impact of change is felt directly in their lives,” he said.

Calling upon officers to uphold trust through professionalism and compassion, he added, “EPFO must continue to cement citizens’ faith by ensuring fairness, speed, and sensitivity in service delivery. Let it set global benchmarks in social security as we move towards Viksit Bharat 2047.”