Table 20: Maintenance of Cash Ratio by Commercial Banks
Week	Deposit	Average	Required	Excess	Average
Ended	Base1	Cash	Minimum	Cash	Cash
		Balances	Cash	Holdings	Ratios
		Held for	Balances
		the Week	5.5% of (1)	(2) - (3)	(2) / (1)
	(1)	(2)	(3)
	(Rs million)				(Per cent)
5-Apr-01	89,909	4,997	4,945	52	5.56
12-Apr-01	91,267	5,114	5,020	94	5.60
19-Apr-01	92,040	5,251	5,062	189	5.71
26-Apr-01	91,955	5,260	5,058	202	5.72
3-May-01	90,632	5,075	4,985	90	5.60
10-May-01	91,114	5,090	5,011	79	5.59
17-May-01	90,764	5,068	4,992	76	5.58
24-May-01	90,369	5,086	4,970	116	5.63
31-May-01	90,433	5,165	4,974	191	5.71
7-Jun-01	90,307	5,058	4,967	91	5.60
14-Jun-01	90,488	5,110	4,977	133	5.65
21-Jun-01	89,952	5,193	4,947	246	5.77
28-Jun-01	90,358	5,341	4,970	371	5.91
5-Jul-01	91,170	5,328	5,014	314	5.84
12-Jul-01	91,804	5,212	5,049	163	5.68
19-Jul-01	91,065	5,281	5,009	272	5.80
26-Jul-01	91,218	5,093	5,017	76	5.58
1 The deposit base is lagged by one week.