Rourkela: Steel employees' association, Rourkela (SEAR) has urged the union Steel organization to raise the yearly production capacity of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) from the existing two million tonnes to ten million tonnes considering the demand for steel in global market.

The SEAR in a resolution here complimented the Steel minister Ram Vilas Paswan for his plan for modernization and growth of steel plants and particularly approving about Rs 10,000 crore for growth of RSP.

SEAR in its meeting regretted that no consideration was given to the oldest plant like Rourkela, which was established in 1954 for its timely expansion.

The workers body conveyed worry for the postponement in wage revision due since January one, 2007 and advocated the administration to take urgent steps for wage revision according to the recommendation of justice Rao committee and to provide interim relief at the rate of 50 per cent of the basic salary.

SEAR in an additional decision needed cluster to cluster promotion of workers be made effective from the eligibility date, which is three years, with all financial gains and debts.

The general secretary of the association Baidyanath Das, secretary Rabi Narayan Das and vice-president Pankaj Kumar Panigrahi among others addressed the meeting.