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White Paper: UPA left 62 crore in darkness due to India’s largest power outage in 2012, Modi govt attacks Congress
The government criticized the UPA regime, citing the 2012 power outage affecting 62 crore people, as it presented a 'White Paper on the Indian Economy.' Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined the economic mismanagement during UPA's tenure. The paper highlighted power sector woes, including idle generation capacity due to fuel shortages. It emphasized the precarious state of power supply upon NDA's 2014 arrival, citing critical coal stocks and inadequate transmission infrastructure.