The Gujarat Government, last day notified that no e-way bill is required for intra-State movement of goods.
Under GST rules, ferrying goods worth more than Rs 50,000 within or outside a state will require securing an electronic-way or e-way bill through prior online registration of the consignment.
A notification issued by the State Government last day said that “the whole of the territory of the State for which no e-way bill is required to be generated for intra-state movement of goods with effect from 1st day of April 2018 till the date of which e-way bills are to be enforced for intra-State movements based on the timelines as per the decision of the GST Council.”
The Electronic Way Bill which was postponed by the Government due to technical glitches in the common portal is going to roll out on 1st April 2018. Reports said that the Government is working to fix the glitches in the website to make a problem-free rollout of E-Way Bill. Till then, the trial run of the e-way bill system, which promises to enable faster goods movement through a seamless portal-driven payment system without lorries having to wait at state borders, will, however, continue.
In the 26th meeting, the GST Council has recommended the introduction of the E-Way Bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from 01st April 2018. For intra-State movement of goods, e-way bill system will be introduced w.e.f. a date to be announced in a phased manner but not later than 01st June 2018.
To generate an e-way bill, the supplier and transporter will have to upload details on the GST Network portal, after which a unique e-way bill number (EBN) will be made available to the supplier, the recipient and the transporter on the common portal.
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