The e-way bill has attracted close to 25,000 registrations claim industry sources. They draw attention to the e-way bill portal receiving over 21,000 new registrations on the first day of the system opening registrations. The registrations are reflective of the enthusiastic response the taxpayers and transporters have shown towards the system. Expected to rise much beyond the 25,000 mark till date, the e-way bill mechanism, under GST, was assigned by GSTN to the National Informatics Centre (NIC). A dedicated infrastructure for e-way bills under GST has been put in place by the NIC. A capacity to process 40 lakh e-way bills per day has been put in place. The e-way bill is mandatory for every inter-state movement of goods beyond 10 km with a value of Rs.50,000 and above from February 01, 2018.