A Study on

Cash management at State Bank of Sikkim

Submitted for the partial fulfillment of the

requirement for awarding the

Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)

By
Saurav Lama
Reg No. 200823050

Prepared For
State Bank of Sikkim
Gangtok, Sikkim

Under the esteemed guidance of

Dr. Anindita Adhikary Mr. S. K. Karki

Sr. Lecturer Legal Officer
Department of Management Studies State Bank of Sikkim
SMIT

Department of Management Studies

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
Majitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim – 737132
2009

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 PREFACE

A summer training project is required to be undertaken for a specified period of time in

an esteemed corporate organization towards partial fulfillment of Post Graduate Degree in
Business Administration. There after a detailed report is to be submitted to the organization and
institute for critical assessment. In every professional course, the theoretical knowledge gained
should be backed by some practical knowledge. Thus the summer training helps the student to
understand the practical aspects of the working of an organization, and thereby helping the
student to have first hand knowledge about real life situations faced by an organization and to get
accustomed to the practical business life, thereby developing better ability to analyze problems
and decisions that contribute significantly for better use of resources available to the
organization. CASH MANAGEMENT which can give various details related to the company as
required by the investors, shareholders, financers, etc. The primary aim of cash management is to
ensure that there should be enough cash availability when the need arises, not too much, but
never too little.

This project enlightens about Cash Management, the various cash flows involved in knowing the
operating, investment and financial conditions of a company.

In order to make the data and findings easily understandable efforts have been made to present
the information in a simplified, lucid and organized manner, wherever possible tables and figures
have been incorporated. Suggestion and recommendation have been made on the basis of
findings herein.

A sincere effort has been made in the preparation of this project report.

SMIT, Majitar, Rangpo Saurav Lama

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Summer Training is a very important part of any management course as it helps the
student to acquire the skill and responsibility of the effective manager. This report is the result of
contribution, guidance, and co-operation received from a number of people, both implicitly and
explicitly. Never can this report be claimed as an individual effort. And no amount of words
written will be enough and adequate to acknowledge all the people who have offered their helps
and support for preparing this report.

I express my gratitude to all the officers of various departments of State Bank of Sikkim,
who extended helping hands during my training period by providing me with various kinds of
information, instruction and guidance. My sincere thanks to Mrs. Renu Gupta ,Chief General
Manager, for granting her kind permission and providing guidance to do my project in Finance
of State Bank of Sikkim. I remain indebted to my organizational guide Mr.S.R.Karki, Legal
Officer for his generous help and guidance throughout the project. I wish to thank all the
officials of the Finance and Accounts Department, who spared their valuable time with me and
provided me all possible assistance and guidance to understand the financial status, working
condition and environment of the organization.

Last but not the least I would also like to thank Dr. Ajeya Jha, HOD and Dr. Anindita
Adhikary Department of Management Studies, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology for their
guidance and encouragement in completing this project.

SAURAV LAMA
200823050

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Table of Contents

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Preface (i)

Acknowledgment (ii)

Chapter I Introduction 1-2

1.1 : Company Profile 2-8

1.2 : Introduction to cash management 8-10

1.3 : Objectives of the study 10

1.4 : Scope of the study 10

Chapter II : Methodology 12

2.1 : Sources of data 12

2.2 : Analyzing Techniques 13

2.3 : Tools for data analysis 14

2.4 : Limitations of the study 14

Chapter III : Analysis and Findings 15-29

Chapter IV : Conclusion & Recommendations 30-32

Appendix

Bibliography

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

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 Banks are the most significant players in the Indian financial market. They are the
biggest purveyors of credit, and they also attract most of the savings from the population.
Dominated by public sector, the banking industry has so far acted as an efficient partner in the
growth and the development of the country. Driven by the socialist ideologies and the welfare
state concept, public sector banks have long been the supporters of agriculture and other priority
sectors. They act as crucial channels of the government in its efforts to ensure equitable
economic development. The Indian banking can be broadly categorized into nationalized
(government owned), private banks and specialized banking institutions. The Reserve Bank of
India acts a centralized body monitoring any discrepancies and shortcoming in the system. Since
the nationalization of bank in 1969, the public sector bank or the nationalized bank have
acquired a place of prominence and has since then seen tremendous progress. The need to
become highly customer focused has forced the slow-moving public sector banks to adopt a fast
track approach. The unleashing of products and services through the net has galvanized players
at all levels of the banking and financial institutions market grid to look anew at their existing
portfolio offering. Conservative banking practices allowed Indian banks to be insulated partially
from the Asian currency crisis. Indian banks are now quoting at higher valuation when compared
to banks in other Asian countries (viz. Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines etc.) that have major
problems
linked to huge Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and payment default. Co-operative banks are
nimble footed in approach and armed with efficient branch networks focus primarily on the ‘high
revenue’ niche retail segments. The Indian banking has finally worked up to the competitive
dynamics of the ‘new’ Indian market and is addressing the relevant issues to take on the
multifarious challenges of globalization. Banks that employ IT solutions are perceived to be
‘futuristic’ and proactive players capable of meeting the multifarious requirements of the large
customer’s base. Private Banks have been fast on the uptake and are reorienting their strategies
using the internet as a medium The Internet has emerged as the new and challenging frontier of
marketing with the conventional physical world tenets being just as applicable like in any other
marketing medium.

The Indian banking has come from a long way from being a sleepy business institution to
a highly proactive and dynamic entity. This transformation has been largely brought about by the
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large dose of liberalization and economic reforms that allowed banks to explore new business
opportunities rather than generating revenues from conventional streams (i.e. borrowing and
lending). The banking in India is highly fragmented with 30 banking units contributing to almost
50% of deposits and 60% of advances. Indian nationalized banks (banks owned by the
government) continue to be the major lenders in the economy due to their sheer size and
penetrative networks which assures them high deposit mobilization. The Indian banking can be
broadly categorized into nationalized, private banks and specialized banking institutions.

The Reserve Bank of India acts as a centralized body monitoring any discrepancies and
shortcoming in the system. It is the foremost monitoring bodies in the Indian financial sector.
The nationalized banks (i.e. government-owned banks) continue to dominate the Indian banking
arena. Industry estimates indicate that out of 274 commercial banks operating in India, 223
banks are in the public sector and 51 are in the private sector. The private sector bank grid also
includes 24 foreign banks that have started their operations here. The liberalize policy of
Government of India permitted entry to private sector in the banking, the industry has witnessed
the entry of nine new generation private banks.

1.1 COMPANY PROFILE

State Bank of Sikkim was established on 24th June, 1968 under the proclamation of the
Chogyal Palden Thandup Namgyal. State Bank of Sikkim carries out its business of banking and
other businesses in accordance with the provisions of this proclamation. The state bank of
Sikkim is a government organization, having a perpetual succession and a common seal and can
sue and be sued in its own name. Today the State Bank of Sikkim has 26 Branches in different
locations of the state. Major Locations being that of Namchi, Rangpo, Geyzing, Mangan and the
head office itself located here in Gangtok. Being a Government bank the State Bank of Sikkim
acts as a treasurer and an agent on behalf of the Government. All the transactions of the
Government of Sikkim are done through The State Bank of Sikkim. Since it was establishe under
the Proclamation of the Chogyal Palden Thandup Namgyal the bank still follows the set of rules
guided in the proclamation or the Gazette of the 1968. The state bank of Sikkim follows the

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guidelines stated under the proclamation of the Chogyal Palden Thandup Namgyal. Followings
are some of the important Guidelines under which the State Bank of Sikkim operates.

BUSINESS OF THE STATE BANK OF SIKKIM

The State Bank of Sikkim if so required by the Government of Sikkim, act as an agent of
the government, accept money on account of the Government and make payments up to the
amount standing to the credit of Government’s account and carry out Government remittances
and other banking operation, including the management of the public debt of the Government.
The terms and conditions on which the bank will act as an agent of the Government and
undertake other functions for the Government will be as such approved by the Chogyal.
Today, the State Bank of Sikkim is one of the finest banking organizations in the region because
of its steady and reliable banking management or the business. The relation the bank has created
with the Government and the people of the state are the main reasons behind its existence for
over a period of 50 years. The State Bank of Sikkim also has a great hand in the development of
the infrastructure of the State. The Bank complies with the Government policy and directions.
The Government of Sikkim cautions or prohibits the bank against entering into any particular
transaction or class of transactions and generally gives advice to the bank. When the
Government of Sikkim is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient n public interest so to do, it
may direct the bank not to carry out or comply with any resolution passed by its Board and the
Bank shall comply with such direction.

The structure of the State Bank of Sikkim

Chairma
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n
 General General
Manager Manager

AGM(L AGM(Account AGM(branc AGM(head

oan) s) h) office)

Senior Senior
Manager Manager

Manager

Assistant
Manager

Senior
Accountant

Junior
Accountant

Account
ant
The head office is situated in hospital Dara, Gangtok. The Head Office of the State Bank
of Sikkim is divided into three floors. The Cash counters are located in the bottom section of the
head office, where all the B/R and Chalans are paid and received by the bank. The bottom
section mainly consists of the Revenue and other receipt counter. The cash payment counters are
also place in the bottom section of the head office.
The Account section of the head office consists of the following members:
1. General Manager
2. Senior manager
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 3. Assistant Manager
Along with the account section of the head office there is sub section for the branches of the
State Bank of Sikkim.
The administration department of the State Bank of Sikkim consists of the following members:
1. Manager(Administration)
2. Manager( Loan Section)
3. Assistant manager(Over Draft and Cheque clearance)
This section of the head office is made up of 6 different parts.
1. Loan section
2. Legal section
3. Over draft section
4. Cheque clearance
5. Establishment section
6. And store section
The third floor or the third section is the office for the
1. Chairman
2. Managing Director
3. Chief General Manager
4. General Manager (Loan and Recovery)
5. Assistant General Manager
6. Legal Officer

ABB (Anywhere banking business)

The state bank of business introduced new system known as the ABB (Anywhere Banking
Business. The system is closely related to the core banking business of other commercial banks.
Since State Bank of Sikkim is in the final stage of its fully computerizing the banking system,
the State Bank of Sikkim proudly introduces the ABB system. The system connects different
branches with each other. Under this system of banking system the money deposited in one
branch can be received through the other branches of State Banking System. The State Bank of
Sikkim has been able to provide this facility for the following different branches here in Sikkim:
1. Gangtok
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 2. Namchi
3. Jorethang
4. Rangpo
5. Mangan
6. And Deorali

The analysis of the ABB (Anywhere Banking Business) and its help in cash management:
ABB is a new tool of cash management for the recently computerized State Bank of
Sikkim. A careful study of this system led to the following advantages of it for the State Bank of
Sikkim.
1. Smooth flow of cash from one branch to another.
2. It helps in maintaining the records of cash receipts and disbursement in a systematic way.
3. The ABB (Anywhere Banking Business) helps in timely and quick response to the
requirements of the cash from one branch to other.
4. It reduces the cost and other charges for the benefit of the customers.

Customer of State Bank of Sikkim

The State Bank of Sikkim’s customers mainly consists of Government Employees,

Government Contractors and Businessmen since the major portion of its Credit is given to them
since their repayment is secure and fixed. The Government employee’s repayment secured
through salary deduction. The repayment of Government contractors and businessmen are
secured through deduction at the time of Bill Payment and transaction document such as Order
receipts or credit note. Unsalaried people as well as employees of other nationalized banks are
also given Credit based on their repayment capacities.

The Types of deposits in State Bank of Sikkim are as follows:

1. Savings Deposits
2. Current Deposits
3. Term Deposit
-Fixed deposit
4. Recurring Deposit (Short term Deposit)

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The types of deposit and their related rate of inters are shown in the following table.
Deposit Types Rate of Interest
Savings Deposits 3.5 %
Current Deposits 4.6%

Short Term Deposit (Recurring Deposit) and Fixed Deposit Rate of Interest

The Short Term deposit and the Fixed deposit rate of interest depends upon the number
of days and the years respectively the customer is willing to deposit with the State Bank of
Sikkim. Th Rates are as follows:

Short Term deposit (Recurring deposit)

No. of days Rate of Interest

7-14 3.5%
15-45 3.75%
46-90 5%
91-179 6.25%
180-1yr 7%

Fixed Deposit or Term Deposit

No. of years Rate of Interest

1 yr to less than 2 yrs 7.75%
2 yrs to less than 3 yrs 8%
3 yrs to less than 5 yrs 8.2%
5 yrs and above 8.5%

The deposit base of the State Bank of Sikkim as on 31st March 2009 stood at Rs.403.55
Crores as compared to Rs.397.76 Crores as on 31st March 2008. The increase in deposit was due
to attractive rates offered on various schemes by the State Bank of Sikkim. The depositors with
the bank have also increased substantially.

Cash Management in State Bank of Sikkim.

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 • Assess and assure secure lending policies and proper management of the cash in such a
way that risks (losses) are minimized and return is optimized.

• To achieve target cash flows followed by risk based return by managing a credit
portfolio.

• Install a system and control measures for periodic reviews.

The State Bank of Sikkim deals with two important aspects of the Government of Sikkim:

1 Treasurer

2. Agent

As a treasurer and a n agent of the Government of Sikkim the State Bank has to see that
the funds of the Government and the people of Sikkim are carefully managed and invested. The
State Bank of Sikkim follows a sound credit policy system, proper information of the customer
for granting of loans and advances and over draft are taken cautiously and monitored on timely
basis. Since Loans and the other advances are directly related to the cash inflow and outflow of
the State bank of Sikkim, the credit system of the State bank of Sikkim is very much important
for the cash management.

1.2 Introduction to Cash management

Cash Management is a marketing term for certain services offered primarily to larger
business customers. It may be used to describe all bank accounts (such as checking accounts)
provided to businesses of a certain size, but it is more often used to describe specific services
such as cash concentration, zero balance accounting, and automated clearing house facilities.
Sometimes, private bank customers are given cash management services.
Purpose of Cash Management
Cash management is the proper use of an entity’s cash resources. It serves as the means to keep
an organization functioning by making the best use of cash or liquid resources of the
organization.

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The function of cash management at threefold:
1. To eliminate idle cash balances. Every dollar held as cash rather than used to augment
revenues or decrease expenditures represents a lost opportunity. Funds that are not needed to
cover expected transactions can be used to buy back outstanding debt (and cease a flow of funds
out of the Treasury for interest payments) or can be invested to generate a flow of funds into the
Treasury’s account. Minimizing idle cash balances requires accurate information about expected
receipts and likely disbursements.

2. To deposit collections timely. Having funds in-hand is better than having accounts
receivable. The cash is easier to convert immediately into value or goods. A receivable, an item
to be converted in the future, often is subject to a transaction delay or a depreciation of value.
Once funds are due to the Government, they should be converted to cash-in-hand immediately
and deposited in the Treasury's account as soon as possible.

3. To properly time disbursements. Some payments must be made on a specified or legal date,
such as Social Security payments. For such payments, there is no cash management decision. For
other payments, such as vendor payments, discretion in timing is possible. Government vendors
face the same cash management needs as the Government. They want to accelerate collections.
One way vendors can do this is to offer discount terms for timely payment for goods sold.
Optimum Utilization of Operating Cash
Implementation of a sound cash management program is based on rapid generation, efficient
utilization and effective conversation of its cash resources. Cash flow is a circle. The quantum
and speed of the flow can be regulated through prudent financial planning facilitating the
running of business with the minimum cash balance. This can be achieved by making a proper
analysis of operative cash flow cycle along with efficient management of working capital.

1. Cash Forecasting
Cash forecasting is backbone of cash planning. It forewarns a business regarding expected cash
problems, which it may encounter, thus assisting it to regulate further cash flow movements.

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 2. Cash Management Techniques:
Every business is interested in accelerating its cash collections and decelerating cash payments
so as to exploit its scarce cash resources to the maximum. There are techniques in the cash
management which a business to achieve this objective.

3. Liquidity Analysis:
The importance of liquidity in a business cannot be over emphasized. If one does the autopsies
of the businesses that failed, he would find that the major reason for the failure was their
inability to remain liquid. Liquidity has an intimate relationship with efficient utilization of cash.
It helps in the attainment of optimum level of liquidity.

4. Profitable Deployment of Surplus Funds

Due to non-synchronization of ash inflows and cash outflows the surplus cash may arise at
certain points of time. If this cash surplus is deployed judiciously cash management will itself
become a profit centre. However, much depends on the quantum of cash surplus and
acceptability of market for its short-term investments.

1.3 Objective of the study

Objectives of a project tell us why project has been taken under study. It helps us to know
more about the topic that is being undertaken and helps us to explore future prospects of that
organization. Basically it tells what all have been studied while making the project.

- To study the relationship between cash deposit and cash payment of the State Bank of Sikkim.

- To analyze how the bank manages cash to maximize its availability.

- To prepare the Cash Budget and analyze it for the benefit of the SBS.

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- To prepare the Statement of cash flows and analyze how the bank distributes it’s various cash
activities.

- To understand the cash disbursement through the study of credit system of the State Bank of
Sikkim.

1.4 Scope of the study

The study of this project provides with the knowledge about the Cash Management
system of the State Bank of Sikkim and the functions and general working of the various
departments of the State Bank of Sikkim and how it plays an important role in the Cash
management of the bank. The project also gives an insight into the various services and facility
provided by the State Bank of Sikkim. The project is important as it provides various
information about the State Bank of Sikkim and about how the cash management system works.
The project can prove to be helpful to various scholars and the students for further study on cash
management.

This project enlightens about Cash Management, the various cash flows involved in
knowing the operating, investment and financial conditions of a company.

Chapter 2

METHODOLOGY
The objective of any study methodology is to achieve an insight on to an area or gain
familiarity with phenomenon. Selection of source of Data plays a very important role in any
study. Moreover the authenticity of the data providing source is equally important to do the
analysis or to give statements on various topics under study. Data collection technique is very
important so that the information gathered is accurate and error free as possible.

Also if there are any sorts of assumptions that are to be made, those should be clearly
mentioned so that in case if there’s a third person trying to learn from the study or research
should get the clear picture of the topic.

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2.1 SOURCES OF DATA

Data are collected from secondary source. The various secondary sources that were used
are as mentioned below.

 Annual Report Of 2006-07 of State Bank of Sikkim: The annual report of the
financial year 2006-07 of State Bank of Sikkim was studied for the various data to be
collected.

 Annual Report Of 2007-08 of State Bank of Sikkim: To collect the recent data for
comparison with the previous data, the annual report of the financial year 2007-08 of
State Bank of Sikkim was also studied.

 Annual Report Of 2008-09 of State Bank of Sikkim: To collect the recent data for
comparison with the previous data, the annual report of the financial year 2008-09 of
was also studied.

 Books of Account: The various schedules, documents along with the balance
sheet and profit and loss account were studied in detail to understand the reasons for the
various inflows and out flows of the cash.

2.2 ANALYZING TECHNIQUE

The technique and method of selecting a sample is of fundamental importance in the

theory of sampling and usually depends on the nature of the data and type of Inquiry. The
procedures for selecting a sample we consider Subjective Analyzing.

Informal interview: An informal interview of Mr. S. karki, Legal Officer, State Bank of Sikkim
who is mostly engaged in Finance & Account and Miss. Deepika Cheetri of the Account Section
was taken. Data were collected with the help of questionnaire. This was designed for collection
of relevant information from the Loans and Advances Section of the bank. Questionnaire was in

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structured and in unstructured form. Maximum care has been taken in formulating the
questionnaire so that the required information is collected in a proper way.

Analyzing Technique Steps

The steps which were followed for the sampling are as follows:

Study of annual report 2006-07 and 2007-08 and 2008-09

Preparation of the Cash Budget

Calculation of Cash Inflows and Out flows

Interpretation of Results

Analysis of the Findings

2.3 TOOLS OF DATA ANALYSIS

Since the analysis was of the various cash flow activities, the two important tools of data
analysis are Cash Budget and the Statement of Cash Flows. Tables and Graphs were also
prepared to have a clear understandings of the subject, the tables were put into graphs to make it
more understandable.

2.4 Limitations of the study

The study has the following limitations

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i. SBS is a Government bank the major limitations concerned is that the data are much
disorganized and information is difficult to retrieve as recordings are mostly done manually.

ii. Busy Schedule of the executives of SBS proved as a limitation as they could not provide their
support as and when needed.

iii. Improper management of data by the clerical staffs proved as a disadvantage because the data
and the required information could not be provided on time and when required.

iv. One of the limitation is the lack of coordination of the supervisors, their inexperience and not
so clear understandings about the the project prevented them from giving out various relevant
data.

v. Another major constraint was the time limit. The time limit of 10 weeks is a limitaion, many
vital information may be missed out in the project because of the limited time period.

Chapter 3

Analysis and Findings

3.1 CASH DEPOSIT AND CASH PAYMENT

Cash deposit and payment is considered to be an important part of any banking
organization. The cash deposits are those amount in cash which the bank receives from their
customers and cash payment are those amount paid in cash to the customers. Any banking
organization always try to maintain the balance between the cash deposit and cash payment.
There should not be an excess of both, excess of cash deposit will lead to the idle funds of the
banks and sometimes can be very difficult to manage. The excess of cash payment may result in
the shortage of funds to carry out operating activities.

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(Table 3.1 CASH DEPOSIT AND CASH PAYMENT OF THE STATE BANK OF
SIKKIM (GANGTOK BRANCH) FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009.

MONTH PAYMENT MADE BY BANK CUSTOMER DEPOSIT BALANCE

IN RS IN RS IN RS

APRIL'08 1322393384 1329282320 (6888936)

MAY'08 860755738 787073530 73682208

JUNE'08 839660605 858518029 18857424

JULY'08 977183795 971535165 5648630
AUGUST'08 859766601 931491271 (71724670)
SEPTEMBER'08 1399901449 1297539130 102362319
OCTOBER'08 1386258187 1382243891 4014296

NOVEMBER'08 644250784 711915535 (67664751)

DECEMBER'08 1115444477 992390329 123054148

JANUARY'09 687359494 782203026 (94843532)

FEBRUARY'09 854389465 830859346 23530119

MARCH'00 1297467398 1310216819 (12749421)

TOTAL 12244831377 12185268391 605020454

AVERAGE
BALANCE* Rs.50418371.17
Interest** Rs.1512551.135
Source: Balance Sheet of SBS

*NOTE: 605020454(Total Balance)/ 12 months = 50418371.17

** NOTE: 50418371.17 * 3%= 1512551.135

From the cash deposits and cash payments for the year 2008-2009 one can observe that
the total payment made by the State Bank of Sikkim for the year 2008-2009 amounts to
Rs.12244831377 and the total deposits made by its customer amounts to Rs.12185268391.The
average balance per month being Rs.50418371.17. In most of the months we can observe that the

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amount of payment made is more than the amount being deposited. If the balance amount is
deposited at a rate of 3%, then every month then it can yield an interest of Rs.1512551.135.

Fig 3.1: SBS CASH BALANCE TO BE MAINTAINED TO MEET THE EXPENSES

Amount in
Rupees

A pril
7 000 000 00
M ay
6 000 000 00 Ju n e

5 000 000 00 Ju ly
A ug u s t
4 000 000 00
S ep te m b er
3 000 000 00 O c to be r
N ove m be r
2 000 000 00
D ec e m be r
1 000 000 00 Ja n ua ry

0 F e bruary
B al In R u pe es M a rc h

STATE BANK OF SIKKIM, head office, has to maintain an average balance of

Rs.50418371.17 per month in order to meet the expenses. The Graph also indicates that their
expenses are more than their income.

Implication of the outcome:

The purpose of the preparation of the above presentation is to find whether the State
Bank of Sikkim has equally distributed in deposit and payment. The finding is that, the State
Bank of Sikkim is having more amounts of cash involved in the payment activity compared to
the deposits. This has lead to the increase in the expenses of the State Bank of Sikkim. As

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discussed from the cash statement of the State Bank of Sikkim for the year 2008-2009, their
expenses are appearing to be more than their deposits.

Instead of accumulating the surplus amount in current account, this surplus amount
should be invested in fixed account or mutual funds so that it generates income. When the Bank
invests its cash received from the customers in the mutual fund the State Bank of Sikkim can
enjoy various revenue generating advantages. The Bank must develop a proper system that
follows a strict regulation regarding the disbursement of the cash; the system can be developed
to alert the bank about the excessive of the payments made to the customers. This can help the
bank to adjust its receipts and disbursement in the early stage of the year and thus help in the
reduction of the Expenses.

Budgeted cash deposit and payment balance should be maintained in order to meet the
unexpected obligations of the State Bank of Sikkim.

3.2 Management of Cash

When a cash is to to managed, it can be done in various ways. A banking organization

can invest, use it for operation of its activities, give out as loans and advances etc. Management
of cash is an important task for every organization, every transacitons should be taken into
consideration as any shortage or overflow of cash can hamper the normal workings of the
organization. Thus there should be a balanced flow of cash in any organization to have a smooth
and prospecting future.

Table 3.2 Statement of the Cash Distributions: Amount in Rupees

Operati
ng Balances
Borrowi Investments(I Expens Loans and with other
Year ngs ndia) es advances banks
2005- 5005000
2006 6918000 9000000 0 533057000 195000
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 2006- 3135253 5727700
2007 4 157854000 0 742062000 200000
2007- 4578900 5468900
2008 0 245376665 0 76543000 200000
2008- 5645446 5976540
2009 5 457325455 0 80565000 200000
1405139 221781 143222700
Total 99 869556120 400 0 795000
Source: Balance Sheet of SBS

The table shows the State Bank of Sikkim’s past 4 years data showing the borrowings,
Investment, Operating Expenses, Loans and advances and the balance of the State Bank of
Sikkim with the other banks. The figure is then circumcised in the following graphs to identify
the various activities of the State Bank of Sikkim’s for the past four years. The Borrowings
include the borrowings from banks other than RBI. The State Bank of Sikkim has invested
couple of investments including the Government Securities and other- SBI and UTI Mutual
Fund. The operating expenses include all those expenses of the State Bank of Sikkim which
helps in the workings of the bank. The details of loans and advances have been collected through
the help of loan and O/D section.
Fig 3.2: Balances of Cash Distribution: 2005-2009

Amount in
Rupees

Year
From the above figure and the graph it is found that the more the Bank grows the more its
various activities tend to grow with it. It can be seen that the bank has the highest amount of cash

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involved in its lending activities. The highest amount of loan granted is in the year 2008-2009.
The average amount of loan for the 4 years can be calculated by dividing the total of 4 years
divided by 4(the number of years) which equals to Rs.358056750/-. The State Bank of Sikkim
has a least amount of cash balances with the other bank. The banks include SBI and UTI.

Interpretation of cash distribution.

To have a proper balance the cash in the Bank the State Bank of Sikkim should properly
monitor its lending activities so that in future there is no shortage of cash because of excessive
lending. The bank should also involve actively in borrowings and investment of its cash. The
State Bank of Sikkim should try and build up relationship with other banks including the RBI for
easy borrowings. The Bank should also diversify its investments in other sectors too. To generate
more cash for the Bank the State Bank of Sikkim should increase its investment rather than
increasing its lending activities.

The idle funds which are the cash balances lying with other banks must utilized to invest
in profitable securities. The idle cash of the State Bank of Sikkim must be invested or should be
used for lending purposes and on top of it if the bank uses its cash to increase its investment
rather than increasing its loans and advances the State Bank of Sikkim can have an increase its
periodic cash flows.

Table 3.3 SBS interest income and interest expenses (Amt in Rs)
2006- 2007- 2008-
Particulars 2007 2008 2009
20690200 26789000
1. Interest Income 116973000 0 0
2.Other Incomes 42017000 35129000 36744000
15899000 2420310 3046340
Total Income 0 00 00
17401500 22245500
1. Interest Expenses 91774000 0 0
2. Other Expenses 50050000 57277000 60089000
14182400 2312920 2825440
Total Expenditure 0 00 00
1073900 2209000
Profit/Loss 17166000 0 0
Source: Balance Sheet of SBS

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 The purpose for the above table is to find out the total income and expenditure of the
State Bank of Sikkim. The table provides the details of the income which is classified as interest
income and the other incomes and the expenditure which includes the interest expenditures and
other expenses. The interest income includes the income which includes the interest on
performing assets of the bank such as in loans and in advances and the commissions on exchange
on it, the other incomes includes the income received from bills receivables(B/R) and the
chalans.

The expenses includes those expenses includes the expenses relating to the NPAs
exchange expenses. The other expenses include all those operating expenses of the State Bank of
Sikkim.
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 The Above graph tells us that the State Bank of Sikkim is profiting itself from various
lending activities. The income involved is more than the expenses in lending, so the bank have
involved itself in all kinds of lending of the loans and advances which tells us that State Bank of
Sikkim have a greater opportunity of increasing its working capital by involving more of it in
this activity. The interest income and other incomes like B/R and Chalans are also a great
contributor to the revenue of the State Bank of Sikkim.

3.3 : Analysis of the Cash budget of the State Bank of Sikkim (1st April, 2008 – 31st March,
2009)

Cash budget is prepared to identify whether the State Bank of Sikkim has sufficient cash
to fulfill regular operations and/or whether too much cash is being left in unproductive
capacities. A cash budget is an estimate of cash receipts and disbursement of cash during the
future period of time. It helps in forecasting the expected cash inflows and cash outflows of the
business. Cash budgeting or short term cash forecasting is the principal tool of cash
management.

Under this the Cash Budget of the State Bank of Sikkim is being prepared for the period
of 5 months. This will help in forecasting the future cash flow of the State Bank of Sikkim.

Table 3.4 Cash Budget (Amt in Rupees)

Particulars Nov Dec Jan Feb march

beginning balance of 82148230 89587359 998764888 107990649 11660691
cash 35 81 7 69 528
71191553 99239032 13102168
add: Cash Receipt 5 9 782203026 830859346 19
collection from A/R 17520000 17520000 17520000 17520000 17520000
collection from debtors 4587945 8878675 2224564 3555654 6657150
89488465 99775249 107895964 116509999
Total cash available 15 85 77 69
Less: Cash Payment
Payment for computers
law charges 1112341 1346777 345678 568745
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Postage telegrams and
telephone 345689 345689 345689
Rent, taxes and lighting 667598 667598 667598 667598 667598
Payment to employees 7865430 7865430 7865430 7865430 7865430
Printing and stationery 119089 119089 119089 119089 119089
advertising and publicity 80000 80000 80000 80000 80000
Auditors fee 125000
repairs and maintenance 45008 45008 45008 45008 45008
Total Payment(B) 9889466 10123902 9468492 9691559 9247814
89587359 99876488 107990649 116606915 25097333
Closing Balance(A-B) 81 87 69 28 115
Source: Annual report of SBS

Interpretation and analysis of the Cash Budget prepared: The beginning balance for the
month November is the ending balance for the month October. The cash balances of the State
Bank of Sikkim also include all those foreign currencies held with it. The total cash available for
each month is calculated by deducting the cash receipt for the month from the beginning balance
of the month. The total cash available shows how much cash is available for the particular
month. In view to identify the closing balance for the month, it is also necessary to identify all
those payments. The closing balance for each month is calculated by deducting the total cash
payment by total cash available.

The findings show that for every month the cash available with the bank is more than its
cash payments. If the bank invests this excess of cash balances in a firm investment there may be
an increase in its total cash flow. The excess of cash flow determines that the bank has been able
to utilize its fund in a proper manner, which has resulted in the increased cash flow for every
month. The findings tell us that the State Bank of Sikkim should indulge more of its cash in
investments like that of mutual funds. The Bank can also keep some percentage of cash with
other banks as for the purpose of last resort, this can serve as a precautionary motive. The excess
cash of the State Bank of Sikkim can be used for precautionary motives, which may prove
beneficial for future purposes.

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3.3 ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Purpose for the preparation of the Cash Flow Statement of the State Bank of Sikkim is as
follows:
1. To provide details of the items of inflow and outflow of cash of the SBS.
2. To provide details of different activities like cash from operating activities, cash flow
from investing activities and cash from financing activities of the SBS.

Table 3.5 CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR

(1ST APRIL, 2008 – 31ST MARCH, 2009)
(A) cash flow from operating activities Amount in RS
Net profit before tax 22090000
adjustment for depreciation of bank properties 14640000
adjustment for interest income (60988000)
Increase in outstanding expenses 2812000
Increase in accounts receivables 493400000
adjustment for interest expenses 48440000
Decrease in stock 5000000
Increase in bank overdraft 5655789
Decrease in creditors (6777756)
Increase on debtors (89786770)
Increase on advances 4022000
payment of salaries (94385160)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 344122103
(B) Cash flow from investment activities
purchase of land and buildings(chandmari) (2589300)
Government Securities 45355200
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 Others-SBI and UTI Mutual Funds 804201520
Net Cash used in Investing activities 846967420
(C) Cash Flow from financing activities
long term borrowings 56454465
Repayment of long- term borrowings (21352000)
Net cash used in financing activities 35102465
Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 1155987058
Source: Balance Sheet of SBS

From the above table it can be recognized that there has been a surplus of cash for the
period of 2008-2009. This means that the business policies and its lending policies are working
properly. The total amount of cash used in the financial activities is Rs.35102465/- which is
the lowest compared to the other two activities. The repayment of Rs.21352000 for
the long term borrowings indicates that the State Bank of Sikkim is successfully
paying of its borrowings. The repayment of the long term borrowings means that
the State Bank of Sikkim is having optimum cash with itself. T

The State Bank of Sikkim has been able to distribute its cash flow equally in all the
activities. The highest amount of cash flow can be found in the operating section. As
we all know that the operating activities of the Bank require cash everyday. This
indicates that the amount of cash flow arising from operating activities indicates of
the operations of the State Bank of Sikkim have generated sufficient cash flows to
maintain the operating capability of the State Bank of Sikkim for repayment of
borrowings, to invest in various securities.

The State Bank of Sikkim Should focus more on the cash flow of
operating activities because it can be seen that the cash revenue from
these operating activities are more compared to the investing activities.
These operating activities will help the bank to determine the other
activities of the bank in respect to whether to invest or hold the cash? The
answer to this is that the State Bank of Sikkim should use its cash from
operating activities to invest rather than to use its cash to for loans and
advances.
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Risk Assessment and Cash Management of State Bank of Sikkim

One of the best way to identify how the Cash is flowing in the State Bank of Sikkim is
find out the how the bank manages its credit system. The credit management of the State Bank of
Sikkim is first of all done through the formulation of Credit Policy which is framed by the Board
of Directors. Credit Policy provides a broader frame work of reference and uniform standards
through which the bank can handle all the operations of the cash in the bank.

The bank’s loans are approved by the Managing Director or the Board of Directors. Since
2001 the bank has established a Loan Appraisal Committee to sanction loans .The main function
of the committee is to evaluate and assess the repayment capacity, customer profile and security
of the customer .It also directs the bank in the control of Credit and Re assessment of banks
Credit policies. The Committee consists of The Chairman, Managing Director, 2 General
Managers and Legal Officer.

The State Bank of Sikkim follows a very strict Risk Assessment and Cash evaluation
criteria in order to prevent losses and control the increase of NPA or Non-Performing Assets.
This means that the flow of cash from the bank to the customers is strictly regulated. The Loans
and Advances especially the high value Loans and Advances and overdraft/cash credit must
fulfill the following conditions before the Bank allows drawings of the sanctioned
advances/limits.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF LOANEE(S) GUARANTOR(S)

The prospective loanee (s) or loanee’s guarantor (s) must be correctly identified by the
commonly established norms with supportive authentic documents with the following
particulars.

(a) Full signature, full name of loanee/ proprietor/partner(s)/Director and respective (s)
without initials.

(b) Permanent home address (es) of loanee and his/her guarantor mentioning the specific
locations like-

(i) Gully, Street, Road, District in the cases of loanees hailing from town areas &

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 (ii) Village, Revenue Block, Sub-Division & District with nearest P.O. & P.S./Check
posts in the cases of parties hailing from rural areas.

(c) Correct working address (es) describing appropriate postal addresses on which normal
communications could be posted preferably with Telephone numbers of both residence &
office.

(d) Supportive papers like Identification Certificate /S.S.C/Domicile/Electoral I.D.

card/service I.D. or Rations cards.

(e) Full particulars of legal heirs as indicated in the prescribed forms.

2. CONTRACTORS

(i) Authentic copies of Enlistment or registration certificate attested by gazette officer.

(ii) Original copy of Work Order for financing 50-75% of civil works.

(iii) Supportive papers like Identification Certificate /S.S.C/Domicile/Electoral I.D.

card/service I.D. or Rations cards.

(iv) Communication may be issued to the office of the technical department which
issues work/supply order stating that the bank propose to finance the
project/supply order and request the D.D.O of the concerned department to issue
“A/C PAYEE” cheques with the direction of the contractor/supplier to present the
cheques in the office of the concerned section/branch of the Bank.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES

(i) It is essentially mandatory to mention in the mortgage Deed, Plot number,

total areas in acreage / hectar , class or category of land , official value of
each category of land s, location, Revenue Blocks ,Sub –Division and
Districts in which the landed properties are located or situated. Non
encumbrance certificate from an advocate certifying that the landed
properties (ies) is/are free from encumbrances, etc and is marketable.

(ii) Where the security (ies) offered s/ are commercial asset (s) like building

OD AGAINST WORK ORDER & MORTGAGED PROPERTY

The bank provides Overdraft Against Work Order and Mortgaged Property to Government
contractors to the extent of 50% of the Mortgaged property and 25% of the Work Order and the
bank charges Compound Interest @ 12%.The Overdraft has to be repaid within the time of the
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Project or construction failing to which the party has to present an extension order from the
Department from which it has issued the Work Order.

An account with the bank is then opened through which all the transactions of the customer take
place. The account should maintain a minimum balance of Rs.500 .The customer however does
not receive any interest in the deposit balance.

Analysis of the Disbursement of the OD amount

The amount which is sanctioned by the bank is disbursed to the Party /Person in the following
manner:

For OD against Mortgaged Property and Work Order the amount disbursed depends upon the
portion of construction or work that has been completed and as such the whole sanctioned
amount is not disbursed immediately.

The bank follows a practice that the amount of installment paid along with compounded interest
does not exceed the Original amount sanctioned and as such an Overdraft Limit is maintained.

Required Documents for Overdraft

1. Application with photograph

2. Work Order

3. Contractor’s Enlistment

4. Valuation of Property should be double the applied Limit

(a).Valuation of Building should be valued by Govt. authorized Architect (valuer) and confirmed
by S.E.(Planning) or above Building and Housing Department.

(b).Landed Property should be confirmed from concerned Revenue Officer.

5. Original Parcha

6. Non-encumbrance Certificate &Search Report from Revenue Officer.

7. N.O.C. from family duly confirmed by Area Panchayat/ MLA along with seal and signature.
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8. Applicant and Surety photos.

9. Identification of Loanee and Surety

10. If building is allotted by U.D.& H.D., N.O.C, lease Deed and construction order is required.

The Non Performing Assets include a whole lot of cash which have not been recovered
by the bank. The Loans and Over Draft taken by a customer must be constantly monitored by the
bank. These recovery or non-recovery of the loans and overdraft will determine the potentials of
the bank to grant or hold cash in the future. As to the observation and analysis of various
documents (Loans and advances and Overdraft Section) of the bank it can be seen that the State
bank of Sikkim follows very transparent and flexible methods for recovery of its dues. Day-to-
day follow up is done with the borrowers through correspondence, counseling, personal contacts,
etc. Close interactions are maintained with the borrowers having substantial defaults of payment
to the State Bank of Sikkim which includes visits to their sites for ascertaining the working status
and with careful understanding of their function, corrective measures are suggested to facilitate
them to playoff the accumulated dues. Restructuring of the dues has been allowed and /or terms
of repayment duly safeguarding the interest of the Bank. As a last resort, the State Bank of
Sikkim will exercise the powers under the new amended SPDR Act, 1988 which has been
forwarded to Central Government for President’s assent. The State Bank of Sikkim also
considers smooth settlement of recovery of the NPAs through the process of One Time
Settlement (OTS) with the borrowers which involves sacrifice of some unrealized interest in
order to encourage better recycling of funds in the long run. The aforesaid strategies blended
with farsighted management vision and untiring efforts put in by all concerned led to a recovery
of Rs.84.20 lakhs.

Other Findings related to the cash management of State Bank of Sikkim:

The documents which the customers of the State Bank of Sikkim have to submit with the
bank are as follows:

1. Voter card

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3. Driving license

4. Original Sale Deed/Gift Deed/Lease Deed

5. Valuation of Land.

6. Estimate for construction of the building duly prepared by Civil Engineer.

7. Valuation of Building properties duly valuated by approval valuer and countersigned by

DE/SE of Building and Housing Department.

8. Search Report & Non-encumbrance certificate duly signed by RO/AD.

9. Construction order

10. Site allotment

11. B.P Plan, duly approved by UD&HD /Building & Housing Department.

12. NOC from UD & HD and proof of address.

13. Project Report.

The basic management of the cash starts from protecting the bank from any miss-use of
the cash whether it is from the customer’s side or the bank. The Bank recently introduced a new
system “Know Your Customer”. The system follows the RBI’s system of managing its
customers. In this all the relevant information regarding the customer are stored for future
reference. After the computerization of the Bank in 2008, the State Bank of Sikkim has been able
to store all those data of its customer in the computers. Under the “Know Your Customer”
system the State bank of Sikkim asks for every legal document that helps the Bank in giving out
loans and overdrafts to the customer. This has helped the bank to identify loyal customers of the
Bank on whom the bank can trust.

Armored Car: The State Bank of Sikkim uses an armored car to pick and deliver large
Government cash. The State Bank of Sikkim has a top class security service for the protection of
Government.
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Lockbox services: The State Bank of Sikkim also offers lockbox services to its customers.
Government organizations which receive a large number of payments via checks in the mail
have the State Bank of Sikkim set up a post office box for them, open their mail, and deposit any
checks found.

Recommendations

1. The Bank must develop a proper system that follows a strict regulation regarding the payment
of the cash; the system can be developed to alert the bank about the excessive of the payments
made to the customers. This can help the bank to adjust its deposits and payment in the early
stage of the year and thus help in the reduction of the Expenses.

2. The State Bank of Sikkim must develop a proper computerized system for the recordings of
the information of the cash deposited and cash payment. Experts should be hired for the
development of such kinds of system which helps in proper and safe management of the cash.

3. The State Bank of Sikkim should try and build up relationship with other banks including the
RBI for easy borrowings. The Bank should also diversify its investments in other sectors too. To
generate more cash for the Bank the State Bank of Sikkim should increase its investment rather
than increasing its lending activities. The bank should also involve actively in borrowings and
investment of its cash.

4. The State Bank of Sikkim should check on its lending activities for future purpose. The
lending of the State Bank of Sikkim is in excess compared to its borrowings and investments, so
for the proper and smooth flow of cash, the bank must control its lending activities.

5. Various sections of the bank like that of Accounts, loans and advances and the over draft
section are not synchronized properly for the smooth flow of cash, if the the State Bank of

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Sikkim is able to synchronize these sections than the interest earned from the lending activities
would increase compared to the present scenario.

6. A proper departmentalization of the bank’s various sections must be done. The caterings of
different section in a single floor causes various problems regarding the workings of the Bank.
Thus it is recommended that the SBS should have a different section that controls the flow of
cash from one department to other. (7)

7. The State Bank of Sikkim must fully computerize all of its transactions. The storing of the
information in the files and various hard copies of journals and ledgers can be difficult to
manage.

8. A proper management team must be founded for the management of various branches of the
State Bank of Sikkim. The State Bank of Sikkim should also follow the modern approach to
banking rather than sticking to the old traditional banking business.

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 Conclusion

1. The cash deposit and cash payment in the State Bank of Sikkim is not managed in a
systematic way. The State Bank of Sikkim has not been able to fully computerize its
various departments which have lead to various information losses. The scattering of the
information and improper storing of data resulted in valuable information loss therefore
Budgeted cash deposit and payment balance should be maintained in order to meet the
unexpected obligations of the State Bank of Sikkim.

2. There is improper distribution of the cash flow of SBS as there is no fix management
team for the cash management who can identify the best possible methods of diversifying
the banks cash flows. There is no proper committee or a team that only focuses in the
management of cash of the bank, and because of this the State Bank of Sikkim heavily
inolves in lending activities rather than investing and borrowing activities.

3. The interest income of the State Bank of Sikkim is more than the interest expenditure
which means that the bank is investing half of the cash flows in the lending activites. The
bank is generating huge profit from the interest on loans and advances and over draft
which means that it is one of the profitable business for the State Bank of Sikkim.

4. The basic approach to determine the optimal cash balance is by preparing CASH
BUDGET. It is a vital cash management tool used by most of the managers, so the State
Bank of Sikkim must also prepare its cash budget for each financial year. After the
preparation of the Cash Budget one can see that the bank has sufficient cash to fulfill
regular operations of the State Bank of Sikkim.

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5. The State Bank of Sikkim has sufficient cash involved in its operating activity which is
considered to be an important avtivity in any banking organization. This means that the
bank has very liquid cash flow as and when needed to run the operating activity. One
thing can be sure that the bank has never faced a shortage of liquid asset to run its
operating activities.
6. The bank has a strict credit policy system and this has resulted in a very solid recovery of
NPAs.Most of the times the management have bee successful in preventing losses and
controlling the increase of NPA or Non-Performing Assets. This means that the flow of
cash from the bank to the customers is strictly regulated.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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• The Books and Journals:

• Financial Statement Analysis

By Dr.Gjayanta Ghosh

Tee Dee Publication

• Financial management

By I.M Pandey

• Journals of SBS

• Balance sheet of state bank of sikkim

• Profit and loss account of SBS

• Cash deposit and payment books

• J.M Laderman, “Earnings, Schmerings look at the cash,” Business Week(July

24, 1989.

• The websites referred are:

 www.managementforecast.com

 www.google.com

 www.prenhall.com/wheelen

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