Cash crunch continues with cash supply to ATM machines having reduced over the last few weeks. Only about 13 percent of ATMs are being loaded with cash daily as compared to 30 percent in November.

Sources told CNBC-TV18 only 27,000 of the total 2.10 lakh ATMs are being loaded with cash on a daily basis.

The ATMs are loaded with only Rs 7-8 lakh cash daily per machine, which means ATMs across the country are supplying Rs 1900-2000 crore of cash per day.

The Reserve Bank of India is directing more cash to bank branches than ATMs, say sources.

According to CNBC-TV18 RBI since November 8 has printed Rs 4.60 lakh crore of currency. 85 percent of all debit card transactions in India happen via ATMs.