Scheduled commercial banks' cash balances with the RBI, every day since 2006 (the cash reserve banks keep), base RBI DBIE report 6
1 series, daily, July 2006 to September 2026. Published by Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE).
What the file holds
Scheduled commercial banks' cash balances with the RBI, every day since 2006 (the cash reserve banks keep).
RBI DBIE report 6 (data provider DP5), read from the local Data Bank mirror, as published. One display unit kept (ACTUALS). Amounts in ₹ crore.
Revisions: Section 42 figures are provisional, then final; sectoral credit is provisional and revised the next month; NPAs and capital ratios are final on release. Seams disclosed, never joined: the 2019 sectoral classification, the July 2023 HDFC merger, the December 2025 reporting calendar.
Missing values are left empty, never zero. Every series with its latest value and trend, in the guide to bank credit and money.
The series
| Series | Published values | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Actual Cash Balance with RBI | July 2006 to September 2026 | 7,373 |
Cite this data
Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE), compiled by Measure of India, “Scheduled commercial banks' cash balances with the RBI, every day since 2006 (the cash reserve banks keep), base RBI DBIE report 6”, vintage 9 October 2026. measure.thisindianlife.today/data/credit-deep-cash-balances/
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