The Telangana govt is all set to introduce an e-way bill to beat the tax evasion post-GST has been accepted by the Centre. After the center decided to take the cue from Telangana, the TRS government is now planning to merge its e-way bill system with the national platform by January 15.

Hence, the e-way bill system will be operational from February across the country. The Union revenue department convened a meeting with senior officers from different states for three days in December in which Telangana was represented by principal secretary Somesh Kumar.

According to sources, Kumar explained the e-way bill system that was introduced in Telangana in August 2017 by which the state has been able to control tax evasion by inter-state traders.

“After launching the e-way bill system, we conducted raids and inspected 2859 vehicles in the state. We found 226 vehicle transporting goods without having valid documents. We then collected ₹1.98 crore as penalty,” Somesh Kumar told.

Traders who are engaged in inter-state business have to procure e-way bill for every transaction. The e-way bill will be monitored through the digital network in the state. All states are now setting up e-way bill system and will share the vehicle movement with other states.

“With the introduction of the national platform, the information flow between the states will further improve. This will also minimize the tax evasion by the traders. The GST compliance has improved after the introduction of the system in the state,” said Kumar.