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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3751
TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 16th MARCH, 2026/ 25 PHALGUNA, 1947 (SAKA)
E-Way Bills Generation
3751 Ms Kangna Ranaut:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of e-way bills generated in the country during the last five financial years under
the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, year-wise;
(b) whether the trend in e-way bill generation reflects growth in formal economic activity and
improved tax compliance and if so, the assessment of the Government in this regard;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the e-way bill system through technology
upgradation, real-time monitoring and data analytics to curb tax evasion and facilitate seamless
movement of goods; and
(d) the impact of these measures on revenue buoyancy, reduction in compliance burden for
businesses and improvement in the overall efficiency of the GST ecosystem?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
(a): The number of e-way bills generated during the last five financial years is given below: -
Financial Year Within State Outside State Total
2021-22 470,383,350 303,494,161 773,877,511
2022-23 601,727,436 356,328,359 958,055,795
2023-24 719,049,597 392,956,033 1,112,005,630
2024-25 840,946,134 463,741,112 1,304,687,246
2025-26 935,160,278 483,848,077 1,419,008,355
(b): The growth in e-way bills generation aligns with improvement in overall consumption trends.(c): Some of the major steps taken by the government to strengthen the e-way bill system are as
follows: -
(i) Business Continuity through Parallel E-Way Bill Instances
Since the E-Way Bill system is a critical service used round the clock by trade and logistics
operators across the country, two parallel instances of the E-Way Bill system are being operated
to ensure business continuity. Although the two systems function through separate URLs, data is
synchronised between them in near real time. As a result, critical functionalities have been
enabled in such a manner that an E-Way Bill generated in one instance can also be updated with
Part-B, extended, fetched, and otherwise acted upon from the other Instance.
(ii) Near Real-Time Tracking of Goods Movement through FASTag Integration
The movement of goods is being tracked in near real time through integration with vehicular
movement data received from NHAI toll plazas across the country through FASTag data, This
integration facilitates the following: -
a) Targeted verification by mobile squads
b) Analytical identification of suspicious cases
c) Vehicle movement tracking based on intelligence inputs
(iii) Integration with Railways Systems
The E-Way Bill system has been integrated with Railway systems, thereby facilitating validation
of Railway Receipt (RR) numbers at the time of updating transportation details in the E-Way Bill
system. Correspondingly, Railways are also enabled to verify the E-Way Bills while handing over
the goods.
(iv) Availability of Analytical Reports for Fraud Detection
More than 100 analytical reports have been made available to GST officers for detection of
various types of fraudulent activities involving tax evasion and suppression.
(d): Some major policy measures undertaken by the Government are given below:-
i) The e-way bill system has replaced multiple transit documents required before the advent of
GST with a single document, therefore simplifying documentation for taxpayers.
ii) For minor errors such as clerical or documentation mistakes in the e-way bill a nominal penalty
of Rs. 500/- under the CGST Act and the respective State GST Act is prescribed, as clarified vide
circular No. 64/38/2018-GST dated 14th September 2018, ensuring that genuine mistakes do not
attract disproportionate penalty.
iii) Taxpayers can generate e-way bill either at the time of generation of e-invoice. Details filled in
e-invoice are auto-populated in e-way bill and depending upon the additional details
communicated, e-way bill is generated without any requirement of duplication in feeding the
same details.
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