📰 EPFO Revamped ECR – Due Date Extended & Temporary Relaxation of Validations
Dear Employers,
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the due date for filing the Revamped ECR (Electronic Challan-cum-Return) for the wage month of September 2025. Employers can now submit the return up to 22nd October 2025.
However, EPFO has advised employers not to wait until the last day to file their returns in order to avoid last-minute portal congestion and ensure smooth compliance.
🔹 Temporary Relaxation of Validations
To support employers who are facing issues with certain system validations or incorrect flags under the new ECR system, EPFO has announced temporary relaxations as follows:
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Pension on Higher Wages – Validation Relaxed:
Employers facing validation errors while declaring pension on higher wages can now file without hindrance, as the validation has been temporarily relaxed. -
EDLI Flag-Based Validations – Flexibility Provided:
The system will now calculate EDLI (Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance) contributions based on the EDLI wages entered by the employer.-
If the EDLI exemption flag in the system shows “No” but the establishment is actually exempted from EDLI, employers are advised to enter EDLI wages as ‘0’ while filing.
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📝 Important Note
These relaxations are temporary and have been introduced only to facilitate ECR filing during the transition period to the new revamped ECR system. Employers are expected to make necessary corrections once the final validations are stabilized.
📢 Key Compliance Takeaways
✅ Due Date Extended: 22nd October 2025
✅ Relaxation: Pension on higher wages & EDLI flag validation
✅ Purpose: Ease transition under Revamped ECR 3.0
✅ Action: File early to avoid last-minute technical issues
Source: EPFO Official Portal Notification
Issued for: Employers & Establishments covered under EPF & MP Act, 1952
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