Panaji: The regional office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has concluded its special employee enrolment campaign, bringing 2,220 employees from 205 establishments across Goa under the Social Security Act.The campaign, which concluded on Saturday, aimed to extend social security benefits to more workers and encourage employers to declare employees not enrolled earlier. It covered eligible employees engaged between April 1, 2009, and March 31 this year.As part of the campaign, EPFO provided special relief to employers to encourage wider participation.Employers were allowed to declare eligible employees without paying their share of contributions for past periods if it had not been deducted from the employees’ salaries.Penal damages under Section 14B were also reduced to a nominal lump sum of ₹100 per establishment, covering all schemes.Employers who declared employees or registered afresh under the campaign were also eligible to avail benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), subject to the scheme’s eligibility conditions.The 2,220 newly added workers will now be entitled to benefits such as provident fund savings, pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme and insurance coverage under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme.
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