After a long discussion, GST E-way Bill (trial) has been finally implemented in the country from January 2018. Since only 50 thousand people have registered for the service in the first five days, some experts believe that E- way bill took a very low start, as more than 80 lakh taxpayers are already registered on the GST Portal. Some are even anticipating that due to the slow start of E- Way Bill, the government might decide to further postpone it. Business representatives are going to meet with Maharashtra’s finance minister today to discuss this issue.
Jitendra Shah, President of the Metal and Stainless Steel Merchants Association (MSMA) told media that the E- Way Bill trial started slow. Most of the businesses are not even aware that the E- Way Bill website is different from the GST portal. This is one of the reasons for a low number of registrations. Due to the slow start, it is anticipated that the government may extend the dates of the E- Way Bill Trial. To resolve the issues related to the E- Way Bill Trial, the association will meet with Maharashtra’s finance minister today.
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According to the sources, currently, about 50 thousand people have registered on the official website of the E- Way Bill. Nearly 1,67,725 bin were generated on the official website of E- Way Bill on Wednesday. The trial version of E- Way Bill has been introduced in 32 states and Union Territories throughout the country. E- Way Bill Official Website can manage 4 million e waybills per day.
The main aim of E- Way Bill Trial is to make people and businesses aware of this system before the actual implementation of E- Way Bill. Pravin Khandelwal, General Secretary of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said to media reporters that the people, businesses, and transporters do not know how the E- Way Bill system will work and how the E- Way Bill will be generated either offline or through the online mobile app. Before the actual implementation of E- Way Bill system in the country, the government must run the awareness program so that the businesses will be able to get all information related to E- Way Bill.
