E-way to be implemented from Apr 1

New Delhi: The group of state finance ministers on GST Network on Saturday decided to start the inter-state movement of goods worth more than Rs 50,000 through e-way bill mechanism from April 1, Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi said.

"We have decided to start the inter-state movement of goods through e-way bill mechanism from April 1," Modi told reporters after the meeting of the ministerial group.

The e-way bill requirement for intra-state movement of goods would be introduced in phases after assessing the response to the inter-state movement for a couple of weeks, Modi, who heads the panel, said.

After implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, the requirement of carrying e-way bill was postponed pending IT network readiness. It was implemented from February 1, but the system crashed, and its implementation was deferred.

The GoM meeting, however, remained inconclusive on how to simplify the return filing process for businesses under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

"The GoM had detailed discussions on return simplification but could not reach a consensus. However, the unanimous decision was there should be credit matching," Modi told reporters here.