Economic activities picking up? E-way bills on GST site double from April level

The average number of e-way bills generated by businesses on the GST Network portal was 6 lakh/day in the week to May 11, twice the level in April, in what indicated a pick-up in economic activities and demand after the lockdown restrictions were relaxed on May 4 (see chart). In February, an average of 19.7 lakh e-way bills were issued by the portal on a daily basis. However, in March, which is ot…