Table 21: Cheque Clearances
  Number Amount Number Daily Average  
  of (Rs'000) of  Number  of Amount
  Cheques   Days Cheques  (Rs'000)
           
Feb-99 341,678 12,465,665 16 21,355 779,104
Mar-99 515,004 16,069,912 20 25,750 803,496
Apr-99 514,027 15,197,677 22 23,365 690,804
May-99 520,551 14,523,522 21 24,788 691,596
Jun-99 509,750 16,232,569 22 23,170 737,844
Jul-99 495,177 15,739,859 22 22,508 715,448
Aug-99 480,139 15,581,240 22 21,825 708,238
Sep-99 472,563 15,461,758 21 22,503 736,274  
Oct-99 468,248 16,345,344 21 22,298 778,350
Nov-99 500,028 18,358,375 21 23,811 874,208
Dec-99 518,646 23,056,303 22 23,575 1,048,014
Jan-00 430,643 16,531,009 19 22,665 870,053
Feb-00 445,012 17,369,396 21 21,191 827,114
Mar-00 500,745 19,005,807 23 21,772 826,339
Apr-00 448,771 16,051,942 19 23,620 844,839
May-00 492,338 18,238,238 22 22,379 829,011
Jun-00 497,217 21,225,888 22 22,601 964,813
Jul-00 469,428 17,643,100 21 22,354 840,148
Aug-00 490,246 17,173,780 22 22,284 780,626
Sep-00 428,957 15,781,900 19 22,577 830,626
Oct-00 485,482 19,433,796 21 23,118 925,419
Nov-00 499,490 21,719,136 22 22,704 987,233
Dec-00 494,888 20,741,345 19 26,047 1,091,650