PF / ESI due dates, Tax Year 2026-27

Provident fund and employees' state insurance: 13 due dates in the tax year April 2026 to March 2027, listed month by month. Forms include ECR / ESI challan, ESIC amnesty.

Dates checked 6 Nov 2026. Always confirm a due date with the official notification, because extensions and state rules can change it.

By month

April 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Apr 2026WedECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for MarchEmployers

May 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 May 2026FriECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for AprilEmployers

June 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Jun 2026MonECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for MayEmployers

July 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Jul 2026WedECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for JuneEmployers

August 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Aug 2026SatECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for JulyEmployers

September 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Sep 2026TueECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for AugustEmployers

October 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Oct 2026ThuECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for SeptemberEmployers

November 2026 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Nov 2026SunECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for OctoberEmployers

December 2026 2

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Dec 2026TueECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for NovemberEmployers
31 Dec 2026ThuESIC amnestyLast date of the New Amnesty Scheme, 2025 (cases under sections 75 and 82 of the ESI Act)Employers and insured persons with ESI cases

January 2027 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Jan 2027FriECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for DecemberEmployers

February 2027 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Feb 2027MonECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for JanuaryEmployers

March 2027 1

Due dateFormWhat is dueWho files
15 Mar 2027MonECR / ESI challanPF and ESI contributions for FebruaryEmployers

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