| Table 22 : Cheque Clearances | ||||||
| Daily Average | ||||||
| Number of Cheques | Amount | Number of Days | Number of Cheques | Amount | ||
| (Rs`000) | (Rs`000) | |||||
| Dec-96 | 474,617 | 14,125,428 | 21 | 22,601 | 672,639 | |
| Jan-97 | 365,699 | 12,633,892 | 20 | 18,285 | 631,695 | |
| Feb-97 | 384,702 | 10,428,687 | 18 | 21,372 | 579,371 | |
| Mar-97 | 433,380 | 11,872,299 | 19 | 22,809 | 624,858 | |
| Apr-97 | 424,950 | 11,811,386 | 21 | 20,236 | 562,447 | |
| May-97 | 445,284 | 11,629,543 | 21 | 21,204 | 553,788 | |
| Jun-97 | 457,048 | 13,270,715 | 21 | 21,764 | 631,939 | |
| Jul-97 | 482,508 | 14,270,769 | 23 | 20,979 | 620,468 | |
| Aug-97 | 430,793 | 12,418,588 | 21 | 20,514 | 591,361 | |
| Sep-97 | 475,078 | 14,340,706 | 22 | 21,594 | 651,850 | |
| Oct-97 | 506,263 | 15,580,418 | 22 | 23,012 | 708,201 | |
| Nov-97 | 474,358 | 13,361,084 | 20 | 23,718 | 668,054 | |
| Dec-97 | 583,261 | 17,718,720 | 22 | 26,512 | 805,396 | |
| Jan-98 | 368,013 | 11,400,737 | 18 | 20,445 | 633,374 | |
| Feb-98 | 382,127 | 12,101,985 | 17 | 22,478 | 711,881 | |
| Mar-98 | 477,206 | 13,892,492 | 21 | 22,724 | 661,547 | |
| Apr-98 | 461,712 | 14,481,260 | 22 | 20,987 | 658,239 | |
| May-98 | 415,218 | 12,745,470 | 20 | 20,761 | 637,274 | |
| Jun-98 | 469,319 | 15,371,545 | 22 | 21,333 | 698,707 | |
| Jul-98 | 497,419 | 15,392,276 | 23 | 21,627 | 669,229 | |
| Aug-98 | 422,355 | 13,799,004 | 20 | 21,118 | 689,950 | |
| Sep-98 | 505,174 | 14,501,380 | 22 | 22,962 | 659,154 | |
| Oct-98 | 477,660 | 14,414,685 | 21 | 22,746 | 686,414 | |
| Nov-98 | 473,758 | 14,706,667 | 21 | 22,560 | 700,317 | |
| Dec-98 | 561,287 | 19,148,184 | 22 | 25,513 | 870,372 | |
| Jan-99 | 434,756 | 12,373,624 | 19 | 22,882 | 651,243 | |