Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE) 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched SPREE 2025 to expand social security coverage.
• The scheme offers a one-time opportunity for employers and workers to register under ESI without facing penalties or retrospective inspections.
About Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE) 2025:
• What is SPREE?
• A special scheme to bring unregistered employers and employees—especially contractual and temporary workers—under the ESI social security net.
• A special scheme to bring unregistered employers and employees—especially contractual and temporary workers—under the ESI social security net.
• Launched by: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
• Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment
• Objective: To formalize employment by facilitating voluntary compliance and expanding ESI coverage to informal workers.
• Key Features of SPREE 2025:
• Digital Registration: Registration via ESIC portal, Shram Suvidha portal, and MCA portal. No Retrospective Penalty: No contribution, inspection, or legal demand for the pre-registration period. Declared Validity: Registration valid from the date declared by the employer. No Legal Hurdles: Removes fear of litigation for past non-compliance. Boost to Informal Sector: Brings temporary, contractual, and unorganised workers under formal coverage. One-Time Amnesty: Encourages large-scale participation without penal action.
• Digital Registration: Registration via ESIC portal, Shram Suvidha portal, and MCA portal.
• No Retrospective Penalty: No contribution, inspection, or legal demand for the pre-registration period.
• Declared Validity: Registration valid from the date declared by the employer.
• No Legal Hurdles: Removes fear of litigation for past non-compliance.
• Boost to Informal Sector: Brings temporary, contractual, and unorganised workers under formal coverage.
• One-Time Amnesty: Encourages large-scale participation without penal action.
• Significance:
• Promotes Labour Formalisation: Encourages employers to integrate informal workers into the formal workforce. Welfare Expansion: Expands access to ESI health and social benefits.
• Promotes Labour Formalisation: Encourages employers to integrate informal workers into the formal workforce.
• Welfare Expansion: Expands access to ESI health and social benefits.