{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2322732", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2322732", "headline": "EPFO urges PF Trusts to apply for Amnesty Scheme by 28 December 2026", "summary": "The Ministry of Labour & Employment announced on 13 October 2026 that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is urging eligible establishments to apply for the Amnesty Scheme, 2026. This scheme allows Provident Fund (PF) Trusts recognized by the Income Tax Department but lacking formal EPFO exemption orders to regularize their status retrospectively. Eligible trusts can receive waivers for requirements like minimum employee headcount and corpus size. The application window closes on 28 December 2026.", "key_points": ["Deadline: Eligible PF Trusts must apply by 28 December 2026", "Benefit: Retrospective regularization of exempt status for tax-recognized trusts", "Waivers: Includes minimum employee headcount, corpus size, and 3-year compliance rule", "Goal: Enables trusts to continue receiving income tax benefits"], "issued_date": "2026-10-13", "listing_date": "2026-10-13", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2322732", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme 2026", "Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)", "Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952", "Code on Social Security (CoSS), 2020"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Labour & Employment", "department": "Ministry of Labour & Employment", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2322732"}, "topics": ["provident fund", "amnesty scheme", "pf trusts"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["pan-India"], "applies_to": ["PF Trusts recognized under the Income Tax Act, 1961 lacking formal exemption orders"], "dates": [{"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-06-29", "wording": "29.06.2026", "what": "notification of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme 2026", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": "2026-12-28", "wording": "28.12.2026", "what": "deadline for Amnesty Scheme applications", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "d70dd4aecd15a3a0", "recorded_at": "2026-10-13T11:43:07.396547+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T22:47:30.326756+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T23:20:12+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}