EPFO holds workshop on Amnesty Scheme 2026 and New Exemption Norms for PF-exempted establishments in Guwahati

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Zonal Office, North Eastern Region, organised a one-day workshop for Employers and Trustees of Provident Fund (PF)-exempted establishments today at Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan, G.S. Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati. The workshop was attended by employers, trustees and representatives of exempted establishments from across the North Eastern Region, including OIL, IOCL, Assam Petro-Chemicals, BVFCL, NEEPCO, MCAB, Assam Carbon, FCI, NHPC, BRPL, NTPC, Dabur India and CCI, among others. Representatives of associated units of other exempted trusts also participated.

The workshop aimed to familiarise employers and trustees with the provisions of the recently notified Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026. Special emphasis was placed on the Amnesty Scheme 2026, the terms and conditions governing the exemption of establishments and risk free investment avenues applicable to exempted PF trusts.

Addressing the workshop as the Chief Guest, Shri Vineet Nahata,  Member of the Central Board of Trustees (EPFO) spoke on the investment pattern and avenues to minimize risk on investment by the EPF Trusts and on the terms and conditions applicable to exempted PF trusts under the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026.

Shri Shishir Kant Jha, ACC, NER, in his welcome address,  outlined the objectives of the workshop and highlighted the importance of sustained engagement between EPFO and exempted establishments.

Shri Gaurav Srivastava, RPFC-I, RO Guwahati, spoke about the Amnesty Scheme 2026 and the terms and conditions governing exemptions under the new framework. He emphasised the need for employers and trustees to understand the applicable provisions and fulfil the prescribed compliance requirements.

An interactive session provided an opportunity for employers and trustees to discuss issues relating to PF exemption, compliance requirements and the management of exempted PF trusts with Shri Nahata and senior EPFO officials.

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