Government of India has come up with clarifications regarding the new e-way billing system. The clarifications come just hours before the new billing system will come into effect across the country.

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The clarifications were posted on the official twitter account of the government of India with regard to queries and doubts on the GST system. In the post, two different hypothetical situations are given along with explanations to address doubts.

Clarification with respect to the e-way bill System pic.twitter.com/CYNXnBDGVQ

— GST@GoI (@askGST_GoI) March 31, 2018Both the situations are hypothetical and are concerned with confusions that arise when more than one transporter are linked with the goods transport. The first question deals with the problems of generating the bill if two different transporters are involved in intra-state goods transportation through a third state.

As per the post, even in such a situation, there requires only a single e-way bill. While the first transporter can fill the details on part B of the FORM GST EWB-01, the second transporter only needs to update the form by adding additional information.

The second situation addresses the validity of the e-way bill if the date of handing over of goods by the consignor is different from the date when transporter starts is journey. The answer to this problem is that the validity of the bill is not calculated based on the date the consignor filled part A of the form, but from the day the transporter filled part B.

The explanation by the government comes amidst worries regarding the successful roll out of the system. Though authorities have said that the e-way bill generation capacity has been equipped to handle 75 lakh bills a day, many are apprehensive.

First Published:Mar 31, 2018 12:24 PM IST