The Central Government has introduced new enhancements to the E-Way Bill (EWB) system. This new change results from the ease of the process of generation of E-Way Bill system by the taxpayers and the transporters.
Major Changes are:
Auto calculation of distance based on PIN Codes
e-Way bill system has enhanced with auto calculation of the distance between the source and destination, based on the PIN Codes. The e-waybill system will calculate and display the estimated motorable distance between the supplier and recipient addresses.
User is allowed to enter the actual distance as per the movement of goods. However, it will be limited to 10% more than the auto-calculated distance displayed. For example, if the system has displayed the distance between Place A and B, based on the PIN Codes, as 655 KMs, then the user is allowed to enter the actual distance covered up to 720KMs (655KMs + 65KMs).
Knowing the distance between two PIN codes
Another way for the taxpayer to know the distance between source and destination is to go to the e-way bill system homepage (http://ewaybillgst.gov.in). Place the cursor on “Search” to view the various options available and select “PIN to PIN Distance”.
PIN to PIN distance screen will appear where the user enters “Dispatch From” and “Ship To” Pin codes to show the approximate distance between the two locations (Figure-2). Route distance calculation between source and destination uses the data from various electronic sources. This data employs various attributes, for example road class, the direction of travel, average speed, traffic data etc. These attributes are picked up from traffic that is on National highways, state highways, expressways, district highways as well as main roads inside the cities.
A proprietary logic is then used for approximating the distance between two postal pin codes. The distance thus derived is then provided as the motorable distance at that point of time.
Blocking the generation of multiple e-Way Bills on one Invoice/Document
Based on the representation received by the various stakeholders, the government has decided not to permit generation of multiple e-way bills based on one invoice, by any party – consignor, consignee and transporter. Which means, if the e-way Bill is generated once with a particular invoice number, then none of the parties – consignor, consignee or transporter, can generate the e-Way Bill with the same invoice number. One Invoice, One E-Way Bill policy will be followed.
Extension of e-Way Bill in case the Consignment is in Transit/Movement
The transporters had proposed to incorporate the provision to extend the e-way Bill when the goods are in Transit/Movement. The taxpayer or the transporter can log in to the e-Way Bill portal (https://ewaybillgst.gov.in/) and navigate through the menu as illustrated below to reach the form.
To avail, this option one must go to the form of extension validity and choose “Yes” for extension in the e-Way Bill. Transportation Details (Part -B) will appear in the form where the user needs to select the position of the consignment as In Transit / In Movement.
Report on list of e-Way Bills about to expire soon
Taxpayers or transporters can now view the list of e-Way Bills about to expire in a period of 4 days (From current date (T) then (T)-1, (T)+1, (T)+2). They can keep track of expiry dates for each of the consignments generated. User can log in to the e-Way Bill portal (https://ewaybillgst.gov.in/) and navigate through the menu.
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