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Drawing power meaning: how much you can use from a cash credit limit

Drawing power meaning: drawing power is the amount you may actually withdraw from a cash credit account at a given time. The bank works it out from your latest stock and receivables statement, after keeping a margin. It can never exceed the sanctioned limit, and it falls when your stock or receivables fall.

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Last checked 02-Oct-2026

Drawing power meaning in a cash credit account

A cash credit limit is sanctioned against your current assets. Drawing power is the part of that limit your current assets support today. If the sanction is higher than the drawing power, you can draw only up to the drawing power.

How lenders use drawing power

Banks commonly calculate it as (eligible stock + eligible receivables minus trade creditors) × (1 minus margin), capped at the sanctioned limit. That formula is bank practice, not a regulation (RBI Master Circular on asset classification).

RBI rules are stricter on the paperwork. Drawing power must come from a current stock statement, and statements older than three months make drawings irregular. Irregular drawing for 90 continuous days can make the account a non-performing asset (RBI Master Circular on asset classification).

Example

Example figures: sanctioned limit ₹20,00,000. Eligible stock ₹18,00,000, eligible receivables ₹10,00,000, trade creditors ₹4,00,000, margin 25%.

Drawing power = (₹18,00,000 + ₹10,00,000 minus ₹4,00,000) × 0.75 = ₹18,00,000.

You can draw ₹18,00,000, not the full ₹20,00,000, until your current assets grow.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between sanctioned limit and drawing power?

The sanctioned limit is the ceiling. Drawing power is what your current stock and receivables support now.

How often must I submit a stock statement?

Your bank sets the frequency, often monthly. A statement older than three months makes drawings irregular.

Can drawing power be higher than the limit?

No. It is always capped at the sanctioned limit.

Sources

RBI Master Circular on income recognition and asset classification, 01-Jul-2011 , checked 02-Oct-2026