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PF ECR due date — Provident Fund ECR & Contribution

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Upload the electronic challan-cum-return and remit employer and employee provident fund contributions within fifteen days of the close of each month. The Employees' Provident Funds Scheme 2026, made under the Code on Social Security, replaced the 1952 Scheme from July 2026 and kept the date.

Next due date

15 November 2026for Oct 2026

If it is late: Interest at 12% a year (s.127, Code on Social Security; S.O. 2698(E)), damages of 0.25% to 1% of the arrears a month (s.128; para 23, EPF Scheme 2026), and ₹500 a day for a late return (para 29(2))

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Due
15th of the following month
Frequency
Monthly
If it lapses
Interest at 12% a year (s.127, Code on Social Security; S.O. 2698(E)), damages of 0.25% to 1% of the arrears a month (s.128; para 23, EPF Scheme 2026), and ₹500 a day for a late return (para 29(2))
Statutory reference
Paras 20(1) and 28(3), Employees' Provident Funds Scheme 2026 (G.S.R. 525(E)), under s.15(1)(a), Code on Social Security 2020; para 38, EPF Scheme 1952, before it

Where this date comes from

The instrument
Paras 20(1) and 28(3), Employees' Provident Funds Scheme 2026 (G.S.R. 525(E)), under s.15(1)(a), Code on Social Security 2020; para 38, EPF Scheme 1952, before it

Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.

Who has to file it

Every one of these has to hold before PF ECR binds an entity:

  • EPF registered
Filed on:
EPFO Unified Portal
Usually owned by:
Accountant
Typical effort:
2 hours

Common questions

What is the due date of PF ECR?
It is next due on 15 Nov 2026, for Oct 2026. 15th of the following month. It falls due every month.
Who has to file PF ECR?
It applies to EPF registered.
What is the penalty for filing PF ECR late?
Interest at 12% a year (s.127, Code on Social Security; S.O. 2698(E)), damages of 0.25% to 1% of the arrears a month (s.128; para 23, EPF Scheme 2026), and ₹500 a day for a late return (para 29(2))
How do I file PF ECR?
Log in to the EPFO Unified Portal as the employer, upload the ECR text file for the wage month, verify the summary, generate the TRRN and pay the challan online.

This is the standing statutory position. The government extends deadlines often, and an extension is not reflected here until the rule is updated. Mallah Software Services Private Limited is a software company and not a firm of company secretaries or chartered accountants — nothing here is legal, tax or secretarial advice. Confirm the date with your professional before relying on it. See the Professional Disclaimer.

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