RAS question
The EPFO EES 2025 aims to achieve which broader government goal?
Correct answer: (B) Social Security for All.
The EPFO Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 supports the broader goal of Social Security for All by expanding EPF-linked social security coverage to eligible workers.
Explanation
The Employees' Enrolment Scheme 2025 is linked to the broader government goal of Social Security for All because its purpose is to bring left-out eligible employees under organised social security through EPFO. The EPFO press brief describes the scheme as an initiative to expand social security coverage of employees and to allow employers to voluntarily declare and enrol eligible employees who had not earlier been enrolled in the EPF scheme. EES 2025 contributes to Social Security for All by pushing EPF coverage towards every eligible worker, rather than by pursuing a digital, skilling, or urban-development objective.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Digital India focuses on digital governance and technology-enabled service delivery, while EES 2025 expands EPFO-linked social security coverage for eligible employees.
- (C) Skill India Mission is about skilling, while EES 2025 enrolls eligible employees under EPFO social security coverage.
- (D) Smart Cities Mission concerns urban development, whereas EES 2025 targets EPF enrolment and organised social security for employees.
Concept
Social security governance under Indian polity includes the role of statutory bodies and schemes in extending welfare coverage to workers. Labour welfare, EPFO-linked social protection, and inclusive governance are standard current-affairs themes in RAS preparation.