Employers, stakeholders and the general public are advised to take note of the scheme, which will remain open for six months, a labour ministry statement said.
New Delhi:Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has invited applications for an amnesty scheme from provident fund trusts to regularise their status.
Employers, stakeholders and the general public are advised to take note of the scheme, which will remain open for six months, a labour ministry statement said.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has introduced the Amnesty Scheme, 2026, providing a one-time opportunity for establishments operating exempted Provident Fund (PF) Trusts recognised under the Income Tax Act, 1961, to regularise their status, it stated.
The Finance Act, 2026, has aligned the Income Tax framework governing recognised provident funds with the statutory and administrative provisions of the Employees’ Provident Fund & Misc Provisions Act, 1952.
Recognition under the Income Tax Act, 2025, will be available only to provident funds that have obtained exemption under Section 17 of the Employees’ Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952.