In view of current scenario due to pandemic Covid-19 and lockdown, The Ministry of Labour is extended the due date of payment and filing of EPF return for the month of March up to 15/05/2020 for employers who have paid wages for the month of March 2020.
The Ministry of Labour and Government of India take the decision to support to Employers who have paid wages for March 2020 to employees. The decision is in keeping with the objective of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to prevent disruption in employment and ensure earning to employees to help them fight the pandemic.
The employers have to declare the date of payment of Salary for the March 2020 in the ECR (Return ) of March 2020. The ECR, with the said declaration, and contributions and administrative charges for March 2020 are now due on or before 15/05/2020. The employers disbursing the wages for March 2020 not only get relief of extension of due date for payment of EPF dues for March 2020 but also avoid liability of interest and penalty, if they remit on or before 15/05/2020.
An employer can be avail this benefit if the Salary of Mar-2020 paid in time as we have to declare payment of wages date, while uploading the ECR (Return). if case there is any default in payment of Salary found at time of inspection or any dept order to produce the payment confirmation, interest and penalty will be charged by the dept.
