India rich club: Business families' fortune worth $55 bn

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As many as 20 business families have found a place on latest list of India's 100 richest, with a collective fortune of $ 55 billion.

While Forbes magazine's India Rich list remains dominated by individual business leaders, those making the mark along with their family members are also quite a few and also include three in the top 10 --Hinduja Brothers (6th place), Adi Godrej & family (8th position) and Sunil Mittal & family (10th).

Individually, Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani continued to be India's wealthiest for sixth year in a row, with a networth of $ 21 billion while his younger sibling Anil Ambani bagged the 11th position with a fortune of$ 6.2 billion.

According to Forbes, Hinduja Brothers with a fortune of $ 9 billion scored the sixth rank, while Adi Godrej & family with a net worth of $8.3 billion are spotted at the eighth place. Sunil Mittal & family are ranked at 10th spot with a wealth of $ 6.6 billion.

 Families in the top 20 list included Shashi & Ravi Ruia who bagged the 12th position with a wealth of $ 5.5 billion, while Savitri Jindal & family stood at the 14th rank with a fortune of $ 4.9 billion and Bajaj Family at 20th spot with a wealth of $ 3.1 billion. 

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