A government statement on September 1 noted higher GST collections for August, though it did not mention statewise numbers on e-way bill generation

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Alteration of route from that declared in e-way bill by itself is also no ground to confiscate goods.

A major issue is the hold up of a conveyance due to minor defects in e-way bill when the matter has to be contested at the place where the conveyance is intercepted

Transactions in February would primarily show in the March GST collections

The validity of e-way bills that were set to expire between March 20 and April 15, has been extended till April 30

Currently, the movement of gold is excluded from the e-way bill system

Instances on bogus e-way bills based on fake invoices have been detected since April and the tax evasion involved worked out to about Rs 5,000 crore, an official said

As many as 2.41 million taxpayers and 30,547 transporters have registered with the e-way bill system so far

The ruling came as truckers went on strike on July 20, a day before the meeting of the GST Council, demanding solutions to their problems

Strong manufacturing sector helps state forge ahead of Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP and Haryana

The e-way bill system would involve carrying electronic waybills by transporters while moving goods exceeding Rs 50,000

From midnight till 5 pm on Sunday, about 0.24 million e-way bill (both inter state and intra-state) was generated on the portal, an official said

The circular said field officers may intercept any conveyance for verification of documents and/or inspection of goods

The five states which would form part of the first phase are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh

Among states, Gujarat tops the list of e-way bill generation with 3.6 lakh bills generated during April 1-3

Karnataka is the only state, which has implemented the e-way bill system for moving goods within the state

From April 1, businesses and transporters have to produce before a GST inspector e-way bill for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one state to another

Electronic way or e-way bill will be required from April 1 for transporting goods valued over Rs 50,000 between states

GSTR-3B form likely to be extended by six months

It is not clear if separate e-way bills for multiple orders are required if the same vehicle carries the consignments

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	E-way bill or Electronic-way bill is a document introduced under the GST regime that needs to be generated before transporting or shipping goods worth more than Rs 50,000 within state or inter-state.</div>
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	It is usually a unique bill number generated for the specific consignment involving the movement of goods.</div>
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	The physical copy of e-way bill must be present with the transporter or the person in charge of the conveyance and should include information such as goods, recipient, consignor and transporter. The e-way bill was rolled out nationwide on 1st April 2018.</div>
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	The e-way bill GST provisions had primarily targeted a single national level e-way bill, which could be used by suppliers and transporters all across the country.</div>
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	Till such time as this national e-way bill was ready, the States were authorised to continue their own separate e-way bill systems. However, the GST Council received several representations from the trade and transporter communities, stating that this was causing an unnecessary bottleneck to the inter-State movement of goods, prompting the need for an earlier implementation of the e-way bill.</div>
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	As a result, the GST Council, reviewed the readiness of the hardware and software required for the nationwide rollout of e-way bill, and announced the renewed date, post discussions with all the states.</div>
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	Purpose of e-way bill</div>
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	E-way bill is a mechanism to ensure that goods being transported comply with the GST Law and is a tool to track movement of goods and check tax evasion.</div>
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