Cheque Transactions: Year-, Month- and Zone-wise Volume and Value of Cheques Issued and Returned through CTS System
High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year-, month- and zone-wise historically compiled data from the year 2012 to till date on number of cheques which have been issued and returned, together with their value, through the Cheque Truncation System (CTS)
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Dataset - Cheque Transactions: Year-, Month- and Zone-wise Volume and Value of Cheques Issued and Returned through CTS System
Cheque Transactions: Year-, Month- and Zone-wise Volume and Value of Cheques Issued and Returned through CTS System
High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year-, month- and zone-wise historically compiled data from the year 2012 to till date on number of cheques which have been issued and returned, together with their value, through the Cheque Truncation System (CTS)
Rows: 2149
Columns: 7
Time period: 2012-13 to 2026-27
Last Updated: 12 October 2026
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fiscal_year
month
zone
category
value
units
notes
2026-27
September
national-grid
Presentment Cheque Value
61806382.98
value in rupees lakhs
2026-27
September
national-grid
Presentment Cheque Volume
424.91
value in lakhs
2026-27
September
national-grid
Return Cheque Value
6974961.77
value in rupees lakhs
2026-27
September
national-grid
Return Cheque Volume
26.31
value in lakhs
2026-27
September
national-grid
Return Cheques As Percentage Of Total Presentment Cheque Volume
6.19
value in percentage
2026-27
August
national-grid
Presentment Cheque Value
57985693.1
value in rupees lakhs
2026-27
August
national-grid
Presentment Cheque Volume
413.81
value in lakhs
2026-27
August
national-grid
Return Cheque Value
6421763.68
value in rupees lakhs
2026-27
August
national-grid
Return Cheque Volume
23.38
value in lakhs
2026-27
August
national-grid
Return Cheques As Percentage Of Total Presentment Cheque Volume
The fiscal year (formatted as start-end, e.g., 2026-27) to which the cheque transaction data pertains.
month
String
12
2149
The calendar month in which the cheque presentment and return activity occurred.
zone
String
4
2149
The CTS clearing zone or grid for which the cheque volume and value figures are reported.
category
String
7
2149
The metric being measured, indicating whether figures cover presentment or returned cheques and whether volume, value, or return percentage is reported.
value
Float64
1831
2149
The reported figure for the corresponding category, expressed in the unit specified in the units column.
units
String
3
2149
The unit of measurement applied to the value, such as lakhs for cheque counts, rupees lakhs for monetary amounts, or percentage.
notes
String
1
0
Optional supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the record.
Citation
National Payments Corporation of India. (2026). Cheque Transactions: Year-, Month- and Zone-wise Volume and Value of Cheques Issued and Returned through CTS System [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18252