India, Feb. 6 -- The Centre is engaging with States on revamping the e-way bill framework, which will come up in the next meeting of the GST Council, a source said.The Economic Survey last week said that the next wave of GST reforms could focus on reimagining the e-way bill system as a facilitator of smooth logistics rather than only as a tool for enforcement and control.

The e-way bill reforms would amount to a significant deregulation of the logistics ecosystem, reducing costs and delays for trade while maintaining effective, non-intrusive oversight for tax administration.

"We are working with the states on e-way bill reform and will bring it before the GST Council," the source said. The GST Council, chaired by union Finance Minister ...