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Statutory EPF and ESIC Compliance for Gwalior’s Stone, Engineering & Industrial Clusters

City Snap

Gwalior is one of MP’s most enforcement-heavy districts due to unorganized stone quarrying, MSME manufacturing and contract-labour driven industries.

Gwalior’s Industrial & Stone Sector Compliance Risks

Decentralized quarrying and contractor-driven manufacturing elevate Principal Employer exposure.

EEC-2025 Enrolment Window (Stone & MSMEs)

Until April 30, 2026, employers can enroll workers missed between 2017–2025 by paying only a ₹100 penalty, shielding stone units from retrospective 7A demands.

SPREE 2025 & ESIC Amnesty 2025

SPREE allows fresh ESIC registration with zero past liability until Dec 31, 2025. ESIC Amnesty (Oct 2025–Sept 2026) enables settlement of court cases with full waiver of damages.

Principal Employer Liability (Banmore & Malanpur)

RO Gwalior audits contractor headcount using digital gate-pass integration to detect PF/ESIC under-reporting.

Key Economic Zones & Statutory Authority

Industrial Areas

Banmore and Malanpur – stone carving, engineering, chemicals and MSME factories.

Food Processing Zones

Maharajpura and Gird dairy and agri-food units with ESIC and PE liability exposure.

Stone Clusters

Ghatigaon and Dabra sandstone mining and processing units.

Statutory Authority

Regional Office (RO) Gwalior at Jayendraganj and ESIC Sub-Regional Office Gwalior.

Core EPF & ESIC Compliance Challenges in Gwalior

Stone Industry Regularization (EEC-2025)

Post-April 2026, RO Gwalior will initiate enforcement using Mining Department data once the ₹100 enrolment window closes.

ESIC Litigation Exit (Amnesty 2025)

Factories with pending Sec 75/82 cases can settle by paying contribution + interest, with criminal prosecutions withdrawn.

New Wage Code – 50% Rule

Engineering and food processing firms must ensure Basic + DA ≥ 50% of CTC to avoid automated digital audit triggers.

Frequently Asked Questions

The EPFO Regional Office is located at Jayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior – 474009.

Yes. SPREE 2025 allows unregistered units to register by December 31, 2025 with no contribution demands for the period before declaration.

It allows settlement of court cases and withdrawal of criminal prosecutions by paying only contribution and interest, with damages fully waived for eligible units.

Under the CLRA Act, the Principal Employer (the plant owner) is ultimately liable for ensuring ESIC compliance if a contractor defaults.