📰 PIB PULSE — 15 OCTOBER 2025
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🔹 1. Employees’ Enrolment Scheme 2025 – Formalising India’s Workforce
Context: The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched a one-time Employees’ Enrolment Scheme (2025) to bring unregistered workers under the EPFO and strengthen India’s formal economy.
Prelims Relevance:
Ministry: Labour & Employment
Objective: Formalisation & Social Security Extension
EPFO: Statutory body under EPF & MP Act, 1952
Mains Relevance (GS2 | GS3):
Labour Reforms, Social Justice, Inclusive Growth, Ease of Doing Business
Link with: Code on Social Security 2020, Gati Shakti for employment formalisation
Tantra Insight:
“Formal jobs build informal confidence — every enrolment is empowerment.”
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Prelims Drill:
Q. Which of the following schemes is directly linked to social security formalisation?
(a) PM-SYM (b) PM-KISAN (c) Employees’ Enrolment Scheme 2025 (d) PM-SVANidhi
🟢 Answer: (c)
Mains Question:
Discuss how recent labour and industrial reforms reflect India’s pursuit of formalisation and sustainable economic growth. (GS3 ).
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🧭 I. WHAT’S NEW TODAY
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🔹 1. Employees’ Enrolment Scheme 2025 – Formalising India’s Workforce
Ministry: Labour & Employment
India has launched a time-bound Employees’ Enrolment Scheme (2025) to bring unregistered workers into the formal economy and extend EPFO coverage.
Employers can regularize past employment records without penalties till April 2026.
Why It Matters for UPSC:
GS2: Social Justice and Labour Welfare
GS3: Employment Generation, Formalisation of Labour
Keyword Hooks: Social Security, Ease of Doing Business, EPFO, Informal Sector
Tantra Insight:
“Formal jobs build informal confidence — every enrolment is empowerment.”
🔹 2. PLI Scheme for Textiles – Green Push in Industrial Policy:
🔹 3. CGHS Package Revision – Reforming Public Health Governance
🔹 4. India Resumes International Postal Services to the USA
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🧠 II. QUICK GS RECAP
GS2: Labour Welfare | Public Health | Governance | IR
GS3: Employment | Industry | Infrastructure | Fiscal Policy
Essay Themes: “Inclusive Growth”, “Governance for the People”
💬 III. TANTRA TAKEAWAY
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