GSTN issued an Advisory on launch of E-Way Bill 2 Portal on 1st June 2024:

GSTN issued an Advisory on launch of E-Way Bill 2 Portal on 1st June 2024 The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an Advisory on the launch of the E-Way Bill 2 Portal on 1st June 2024. GSTN is pleased to inform that, NIC is releasing the E-Way Bill 2 Portal on 1st June 2024. This portal ensures high availability and runs in parallel to the e-way Bill main portal. The e-way bill 2 portal synchronises the e-way bill details with the main portal within a few seconds. The highlights of the portal are as follows:

• E-Way Bill 2 Portal currently provides core services of the E-Way Bill system, and it will progressively be expanded to include other e-way bill system functions.
• E-Way Bills can be generated and updated on the E-Way Bill 2 Portal independently.
• E-Way Bill 2 portal provides the web and API modes of operations for e-way bill services.
• The taxpayers and logistic operators can use the E-Way Bill 2 portal with the login credentials of the main portal.
• The taxpayers and logistic operators can use the E-Way Bill 2 portal during technical glitches in e-way bill main portal or any other exigencies.
• The Criss-Cross operations of printing and updating of Part-B of E-Way Bills can be carried out on these portals. That is, updating of Part-B of the E-Way bills of portal 1 can be done at Portal 2 and vice versa.
• If the E-Way Bill main portal is unavailable due to technical issues, the Part-B can be updated to the E-Way Bills generated at Portal 1 and Portal 2 and carry both E-way Bill slips.

For further details, please visit the e-way bill portals.