New Delhi, July 5 -- The Centre has notified the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme, 2026, under the Code on Social Security, 2020, introducing a fixed monthly EPF contribution of Rs.1,800 each by the employee and employer. Any contribution over and above this amount will be voluntary for both parties.

This new framework replaces the the earlier salary-linked contribution structure, where both the parties were generally required to contribute 12% of the employee's basic salary and dearness allowance (DA), with no fixed monetary cap on the mandatory contribution.

EPF-2026 came into effect on 29 June 2026, bringing focus to how the new Rs.1,800 cap on mandatory EPF contributions could affect an employee's monthly pay. With mandatory c...