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The Central Government makes the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025, to further amend the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through Notification G.S.R. 792(E) dated 27th October, 2025, exercised powers conferred by section 6C read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), to introduce the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025. This Scheme comes into force on 1st November, 2025, and will cease to operate on 30th April, 2026. It amends the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, by inserting a new paragraph 28B after paragraph 28A. This new paragraph introduces a special provision for the Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025, detailing exceptions and modifications for employees whose membership has been declared under paragraph 82B of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952. Furthermore, it inserts a Table after sub-paragraph (1) in paragraph 8A, specifying a 'Rate of damages' for the period of default between 1st July, 2017, and 31st October, 2025, as 'One Hundred rupees lump sum'. This payment under the special provision for the Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025, across any of the three schemes (Employees Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, or Employees Pension Scheme, 1995) is considered compliance. The original Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, was published vide G.S.R. 488(E) dated 28th July, 1976, and was last amended vide G.S.R. 476(E) dated 18th July, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-29102025-267229 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025/KARTIKA 5, 1947 MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th October, 2025 G.S.R. 792(E). — In exercise of powers conferred by section 6C read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2025. (2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of November, 2025 and shall cease to operate on the 30th day of April, 2026. 3. In the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, after paragraph 28A, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely:— "28B. Special provision in respect of Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025. The exceptions and modifications subject to which the provisions of this Scheme shall apply, in relation to the employees' whose membership have been declared under paragraph 82B of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, in accordance with the Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025, shall be as follows, namely:— In paragraph 8A, after sub-paragraph (1), the following Table shall be inserted, namely:— "TABLE (Applicable for remittances in respect of valid declarations under Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025) +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Period of default | Rate of damages | +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Between the 1st day of July, 2017 to the | One Hundred rupees lump sum, provided that payment of | | 31st day of October, 2025. | one hundred rupees under the special provision for the | | | Employees' Enrolment Campaign, 2025 under any of the | | | three Schemes i.e. the Employees Provident Funds Scheme, | | | 1952, the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, | | | 1976, the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 shall be | | | construed as compliance to the requirement under this | | | Table"." | +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F.No. Z-25025/03/2024-SS-II] ALOK MISHRA, Jt. Secy. Note:- The Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 488(E), dated the 28th July, 1976 and was last amended vide notification no. G.S.R. 476(E) dated 18th July, 2025.

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