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{
"dataset_name": "RBI policy repo-rate and monetary-policy decision history",
"dataset_repo_id": "ashwingopalsamy/india-repo-rate-dataset",
"dataset_schema_version": "1.0.0",
"canonical_configuration": "decisions",
"rights": {
"dataset_license": null,
"license_status": "not_asserted",
"official_status": "independent_non_official",
"source_material_rights": "remain_with_respective_publishers",
"notice_section": "Attribution & Usage",
"reference_material_url": "https://rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?Id=18086"
},
"source_snapshot": {
"snapshot_id": "2026-08-14-v2",
"snapshot_checksum": "sha256:7c54caa01180d3018077a174f2239df9e221e520c61a31d952d6b152a16d3c26",
"retrieved_at": "2026-08-14T07:35:45.400Z"
},
"configurations": {
"decisions": {
"row_grain": "one row per canonical monetary-policy/rate observation",
"parquet_path": "data/decisions.parquet",
"fields": [
{
"name": "decision_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Stable dataset-generated identifier for one canonical ledger row.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_decision_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Original decision identifier from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "canonical_key",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Globally readable instrument/date key: IN:RBI:policy_repo_rate:YYYY-MM-DD.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "jurisdiction",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 jurisdiction code: IN.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "country",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Country name: India.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "central_bank",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Central bank responsible for the instrument.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "central_bank_code",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Short central-bank code: RBI.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "decision_authority",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Authority identified by the source type, or null when not known.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "instrument",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Human-readable policy instrument name.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "instrument_code",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Stable machine-readable instrument code.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "record_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "policy_decision for a policy-resolution record; historical_rate_observation for imported history.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "date_semantics",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Whether the date represents a resolution/effective date or a historical observation date.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "decision_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Date of the identified policy decision; null for imported historical observations.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null means no separate policy-decision date is identified by the source record."
},
{
"name": "effective_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Date on which the canonical rate observation is effective or recorded.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "year",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Calendar year derived from effective_date.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "month",
"arrow_type": "int8",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Calendar month number derived from effective_date.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Policy repo rate in percent, retained as a convenient numeric view.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "policy_rate_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Policy repo rate in basis points; exactly round(policy_rate_pct * 100).",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "previous_policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Previous canonical policy rate in percent.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null for the first canonical observation."
},
{
"name": "previous_policy_rate_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Previous canonical policy rate in basis points.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null for the first canonical observation."
},
{
"name": "change_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Signed change from the previous canonical policy rate in basis points; zero for the initial observation.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "action",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Canonical transition label: initial, hike, cut, or hold.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "stance",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Monetary-policy stance when explicitly available.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the canonical source does not provide a structured stance."
},
{
"name": "is_rate_change",
"arrow_type": "bool",
"nullable": false,
"description": "True when change_bps is non-zero.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "decision_summary",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Short deterministic factual summary generated from structured fields; source prose is not republished.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "regime_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Stable join key for the repository-provided regime interval containing effective_date.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null means effective_date falls in a gap between regime intervals."
},
{
"name": "regime_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Repository-provided contextual regime type.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "regime_label",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Repository-provided contextual regime label.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Highest-priority source attached to this decision under the deterministic source-priority policy.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Type of primary_source_id.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_title",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Title of primary_source_id.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_url",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "URL of primary_source_id.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_published_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Publication timestamp of primary_source_id when supplied.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the source record does not provide a publication timestamp."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_retrieved_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Retrieval timestamp of primary_source_id.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "primary_source_checksum",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SHA-256 checksum recorded for primary_source_id.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "source_ids",
"arrow_type": "list<item: string>",
"nullable": false,
"description": "All source identifiers attached to the canonical row, sorted deterministically.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "source_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Number of distinct attached source identifiers.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "provenance_class",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Strongest attached provenance class: official_primary, official_secondary, or legacy_import.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "verification_status",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Deterministic verification label exposing primary, legacy, secondary, or mixed support.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 identifier used as the build input.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_checksum",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 content checksum used as the build input.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_retrieved_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 retrieval timestamp.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "dataset_schema_version",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Independent semantic schema version for this dataset.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "record_text",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Deterministically generated factual sentence intended for search, RAG, and agent use.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
}
]
},
"annual": {
"row_grain": "one row per calendar year from the earliest through latest snapshot year",
"parquet_path": "data/annual.parquet",
"fields": [
{
"name": "year",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Calendar year, including years with no canonical ledger records.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "start_policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Rate in force immediately before January 1 of the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no earlier canonical rate is available."
},
{
"name": "end_policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Rate in force on December 31 of the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no canonical rate is in force by year end."
},
{
"name": "min_policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Minimum known in-force rate during the year, including a carry-in rate.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no canonical rate is known during the year."
},
{
"name": "max_policy_rate_pct",
"arrow_type": "double",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Maximum known in-force rate during the year, including a carry-in rate.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no canonical rate is known during the year."
},
{
"name": "net_change_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": true,
"description": "End rate minus start rate in basis points; null if either boundary is unknown.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when start_policy_rate_pct or end_policy_rate_pct is null."
},
{
"name": "gross_hikes_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Sum of positive canonical transitions within the calendar year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "gross_cuts_bps",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Absolute sum of negative canonical transitions within the calendar year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "decision_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of all canonical ledger rows whose effective_date falls in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "policy_decision_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of policy_decision rows in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "historical_observation_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of historical_rate_observation rows in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "hike_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of canonical rows labeled hike in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "cut_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of canonical rows labeled cut in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "hold_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Count of canonical rows labeled hold in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "first_decision_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Effective date of the first canonical row in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when the year has no canonical ledger rows."
},
{
"name": "last_decision_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Effective date of the last canonical row in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when the year has no canonical ledger rows."
},
{
"name": "year_end_action",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Action of the final in-year canonical row; null when the year-end rate is carried in from an earlier year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no canonical row in the year establishes the year-end state."
},
{
"name": "year_end_stance",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Stance of the final in-year canonical row.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no in-year stance is available."
},
{
"name": "year_end_regime_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Regime containing December 31 under start-inclusive/end-exclusive matching.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when December 31 falls in a regime gap."
},
{
"name": "year_end_regime_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Repository-provided regime type at December 31.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "year_end_regime_label",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Repository-provided regime label at December 31.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "year_end_source_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Primary source supporting the rate in force at year end.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null when no year-end rate is known."
},
{
"name": "year_end_source_url",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "URL of year_end_source_id.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Null means the value is unavailable in the canonical snapshot."
},
{
"name": "source_count",
"arrow_type": "int32",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Distinct sources used by in-year canonical rows and the year-end carry-in state.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "provenance_summary",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Sorted pipe-delimited provenance classes represented in the year.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 identifier used as the build input.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_checksum",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 content checksum used as the build input.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "snapshot_retrieved_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SnapshotV2 retrieval timestamp.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "dataset_schema_version",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Independent semantic schema version for this dataset.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "record_text",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Deterministically generated factual annual summary for search, RAG, and agent use.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": true,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
}
]
},
"sources": {
"row_grain": "one row per source document/resource",
"parquet_path": "data/sources.parquet",
"fields": [
{
"name": "source_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Stable source identifier from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "publisher",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Publisher derived from the source URL/domain.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "source_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Source adapter/type from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "title",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Source title from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "url",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Authoritative source URL from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "published_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Source publication timestamp when supplied.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null means the source record has no publication timestamp."
},
{
"name": "retrieved_at",
"arrow_type": "timestamp[us, tz=UTC]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Source retrieval timestamp.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "checksum",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "SHA-256 checksum recorded for the source.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "is_primary_source",
"arrow_type": "bool",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Whether the source is classified as a direct primary RBI rate source.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "provenance_class",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "official_primary, official_secondary, or legacy_import.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
}
]
},
"events": {
"row_grain": "one row per contextual macro/policy event",
"parquet_path": "data/events.parquet",
"fields": [
{
"name": "event_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Stable contextual event identifier from SnapshotV2.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Calendar date of the contextual event.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "label",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Short event label.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "description",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Contextual event description from the repository snapshot.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "event_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Repository event type.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "citation_url",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Citation URL for the contextual event.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
}
]
},
"regimes": {
"row_grain": "one row per repository-provided regime interval",
"parquet_path": "data/regimes.parquet",
"fields": [
{
"name": "regime_id",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Stable deterministic regime interval identifier.",
"source_native": false,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "start_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Inclusive start date of the contextual regime.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "end_date",
"arrow_type": "date32[day]",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Exclusive end date of the contextual regime.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Null represents an open-ended interval."
},
{
"name": "regime_type",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Repository-provided contextual regime type.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
},
{
"name": "label",
"arrow_type": "string",
"nullable": false,
"description": "Repository-provided contextual regime label.",
"source_native": true,
"derived": false,
"null_semantics": "Not nullable."
}
]
}
},
"relationships": [
"decisions.source_ids resolves to sources.source_id.",
"decisions.primary_source_id and annual.year_end_source_id resolve to sources.source_id.",
"decisions.regime_id and annual.year_end_regime_id resolve to regimes.regime_id when non-null.",
"events are contextual and are not joined to decisions or interpreted as causal explanations."
],
"semantic_rules": [
"Parquet is canonical; CSV and JSONL are interoperability exports and are not additional Hugging Face configurations.",
"decision_date is null for imported historical observations because the source does not identify a separate policy decision date.",
"effective_date is the canonical ledger ordering/effective date for every decision row.",
"annual start rate is the latest known rate strictly before January 1; end rate is the latest known rate on or before December 31.",
"annual gross hikes and gross cuts use only canonical transitions within that year; a first observation is not a hike or cut.",
"regime intervals use start-inclusive/end-exclusive matching; gaps remain null.",
"unknown values are typed nulls, never empty strings or sentinel labels."
],
"csv_conventions": {
"null": "empty cell",
"lists": "compact JSON arrays, for example [\"source-a\",\"source-b\"]",
"booleans": "true or false",
"timestamps": "UTC ISO-8601 text ending in Z"
}
}