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It was done "in the public interest" after representations from stakeholders highlighting some issues related to e-waybills, state GST Commissioner Khalid Anwar said
The provision will also apply to job work goods
A government statement on September 1 noted higher GST collections for August, though it did not mention statewise numbers on e-way bill generation
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