Patna, Jan 13 (PTI) Nearly 5,000 people across Biharare being trained to generate e-way bills, the nation-widetrial run for which is scheduled to begin on January 15,Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said here today.
Addressing a conference of commercial tax officials,Sushil Modi said those being trained for the purpose include888 transporters and that for transportation of goods worthmore than Rs 50,000 e-way bill wills become compulsory fromFebruary 1 next under the new GST regime.
The deputy chief minister, who also holds the Financeportfolio, however, added that e-way bill will not be requiredfor transportation of goods for a distance of up to 10kilometre within the state.
He also said that traders and transporters with a GSTregistration can generate e-way bills through computers aswell as mobile phone apps.
He also underscored that even before GST came intoforce, Bihar was issuing e-road permits known as "Suvidha""wherein only eight fields are required to be filled asagainst 26 in conventional application forms".
Sushil Modi also warned that after February 1,"transportation of goods without e-way bills would be viewedas an act of tax evasion and such consignments could be liableto be seized. PTI NACRG.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.