More than 2.9 million file GST returns

GSTN hopes overall filings to be around 3.8 mn

As many as 2,964,653 filers had submitted returns for July under the goods and services tax (GST) regime by the Friday evening. Friday was the deadline for filing returns. The number of filers are likely to increase as the day ends.
 
GST Network, which is responsible for the information technology backbone of the indirect tax regime, has estimated about 4.8 million returns would be filed.
 
Those who have filed returns constitute over 34 per cent of total assessees, of about 8.7 million, under the GST regime. However, of the 8.7 million assesses, 2.2 million are yet to complete