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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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I need the official figure with source citation so I can verify it against the government gazette.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Payroll period working days","prompt":"I need to calculate payroll for our Singapore office — how many working days does Singapore have this month? Give me the official count with the source so I can confirm it's accurate."},{"title":"Project deadline scheduling in Japan","prompt":"We're planning a sprint that ends on August 29 — how many working days does Japan have between now and then? I need official holiday data so we can set realistic milestones."},{"title":"Cross-country compliance check","prompt":"Our HR team needs to confirm the number of working days in South Korea and the Philippines for Q3 this year. Can you pull the authoritative figures with government citations for both?"}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing the working days figure for the requested country, with a unit field, the series identifier ('working-days'), country code, effective_from date, last_confirmed date, a staleness boolean flag, and a source object containing the official government or central-bank URL and publication name. Also includes a disclaimer noting the service is independent and not government-affiliated.","failureModes":["Unsupported country code returns an error — only IN, JP, KR, PH, SG are covered","Missing or malformed query parameters may return a 400 bad request","Data staleness flag set to true if official source has not been recently confirmed","Rate limit or payment failure (x402) returns 402 Payment Required","Upstream government source changes may cause temporary data gaps"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need authoritative, citation-backed working day or public holiday data for Asian countries (India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore) with traceability to official government sources. Prefer it over generic calendar APIs when legal or financial compliance requires verified primary-source citations and staleness indicators. Ideal for payroll, project planning, and regulatory workflows where accuracy and auditability matter.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T00:40:46.534Z","isFirstParty":false}