The government today deferred implementation of requirement to carry e-permits for inter-state transportation of goods following technical glitches. GST provision requiring transporters to carry an electronic waybill or e-way bill when moving goods between states was to be implemented from today to check rampant tax evasion.<br/>'<br/>The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) tweeted that in view of difficulties faced by the trade in generating e-way bill due to initial technological glitches, it has decided to extend the trial phase for generation of e-way bill, both for inter and intra state movement of goods. The CBEC said, it will be applicable from a date to be notified.<br/>'<br/><br/>GST Network, the company developing the I-T backbone for the new indirect tax regime, had been conducting trial runs for the e-way bill system since January 17, during which a whopping 2.84 lakh such permits were issued on the portal.<br/>'<br/><br/>The all-powerful GST Council had on 16 December decided to implement the e-way bill mechanism for intra-state movement of goods from June 1 and from February 1 for inter-state movement.<br/>'<br/>E-way bill is an electronic way bill for movement of goods which can be generated on the GSTN. E-way bill will bring uniformity across the states for seamless inter-state movement of goods. <br/><br/>