Pan-India e-way bill to be re-introduced from April 1

The e-way bill system for inter-state movement of goods under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be re-introduced from April 1.

After the meeting of a Group of Ministers to monitor the launch of e-way system, its chairperson and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Shushil Kumar Modi told reporters that e-way bill should come from April 1.

He said, the system of e-way bill within the state will be introduced in a phased manner and after watching the success of its inter-state application.

On February 2, the implementation of e-way bill was postponed for an indefinite period in the wake of some technological glitches.

Thereafter, the government had asked the GST Network, which is the IT backbone of the GST, to come up with a fool proof e-way system before making it mandatory.

Once implemented, the e-way bill will be mandatory for every inter-state movement of goods beyond 10 km, which have a value of Rs 50,000 and above.

The e-way bill can be generated through various modes like Web (Online), Android App, SMS, API based site-to-site integration. Consolidated e-way bill can be generated for vehicle carrying multiple consignments.

There is a provision for cancellation of e-way bill within 24 hours by the person who have generated the same. The recipient can also reject the e-way bill within 72 hours of generation. The validity of e-way bill is fixed as one day for every 100 km.

The GoM also deliberated on simplification of return filing under GST but the discussion remained inconclusive.