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  • Claim: 99.99% of Indian households have bank accounts. Fact: Survey missed 14% households

    Claim: 99.99% of Indian households have bank accounts. Fact: Survey missed 14% households

    Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jan 09, 2017 · 07:30 pm