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Held at 5.25% through the February 4-6, April 6-8 and June 3-5, 2026 MPC meetings (June 5, 2026 statement: unchanged, neutral stance; FY27 CPI projection raised to 5.1%). rbi.org.in homepage rate ticker confirmed 5.25% 'as at 1.00pm of July 20, 2026'. Next scheduled review: August 2026.","stale":false,"value":5.25,"series":"policy-rate","source":{"url":"https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=61749","name":"Reserve Bank of India, Monetary Policy Statement 2025-26 — Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (58th meeting, December 3-5, 2025), press release of 5 December 2025"},"country":"IN","disclaimer":"Independent service, not affiliated with any government. 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Also includes a disclaimer about verifying against the cited source.","failureModes":["Unsupported country code returns an error or empty response","Rate data may be stale if government has updated since last confirmation (staleness flag will be true)","Network or payment failure (402 payment required if USDC not provided)","Input schema mismatch may return a 400 error","Rate is a reference value only — may not reflect individual tax brackets or marginal rates"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a machine-readable, citation-backed income tax rate for India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, or Singapore — especially when compliance, auditability, or linking to an official primary source matters. 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