New Delhi, June 6 -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday assured the public that cash shortages at ATMs would be addressed promptly, even as industry data revealed a significant and worsening gap between cash demanded for ATM replenishment and cash actually supplied by banks.

ATM Cash Fulfilment Deteriorating

The Confederation of ATM Industry (CATMi), in a letter dated June 2 to the Indian Banks' Association (IBA), flagged that its members have faced increasing difficulties in drawing cash for ATM replenishment from bank branches and currency chests across several states since late December 2025, Business Standard reported.

According to CATMi data, national cash fulfilment - the proportion of indented cash ac...