There Is A Discourse On The Increase In Transjakarta Tariffs, Members Of Commission B Of The DKI DPRD From The PDIP Faction And PKS Hard To Reject

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YOGYAKARTA The public highlighted the discourse of increasing Transjakarta rates. This highlight emerged after PT Transport Jakarta (Transjakarta) conducted an opinion poll regarding the increase in Transjakarta and Microtrans bus fares. Uniquely, the trail was held on social media.

The discourse of increasing Transjakarta transportation rates is carried out through uploads on the official Instagram account of PT Transjakarta, @pt_transjakarta, with the title Transjakarta Customer Voices #Vol-3 2023.

TiJe's friend, in order to improve services, Transjakarta wants to know customer input regarding the new Transjakarta tariff adjustment. Let's help us by filling out a survey via the link or QR Code below," wrote the account pt_transjakarta in the image uploaded on Instagram.

In the post, it was stated that there was a proposal to adjust the Transjakarta tariff from the Jakarta City Transportation Council (DTKJ). The proposed Transjakarta tariff is from Rp. 4,000 and Rp. 5,000 during peak hours.

"There is a proposal to adjust the Transjakarta tariff from the Jakarta City Transportation Council (DTKJ) to Rp. 4,000 and Rp. 5,000 during peak time (07:01-10:00 and 16:01-21:00)," said the description of the upload.

People who want to follow in their opinion can scan the QR code uploaded in a post. PT Transjakarta also provides links that can be visited by the public.

"The voice of Sahabat Tije means a lot to Transjakarta! Filling in the survey until April 13, 2023," concluded the statement of the post.

Not only that, the Transjakarta account also asked questions related to the plan to increase the tariff.

"What if TransJakarta regularly rises to IDR 5,000?" said a question thrown with two options between "Agree" and "Disagree".

The account also asks the public and Transjakarta customers for their views on the increase in Microtrans rates. "What if the Jaklingko (Microtrans) service increases to Rp. 1 thousand?".

Even though it was just a discourse, rejection of the increase in Transjakarta arose. For example, from a member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PDIP faction, Manuara Siahaan. He stated that he rejected the discourse on increasing mass transportation rates. He considered that there was no clear reason for the increase in regular bus fares or microtrans.

"The increase in tariffs of course must have strong arguments. Why should it go up? We don't agree. I will refuse!" said Manuara when contacted by reporters, Tuesday, April 11.

According to him, Transjakarta service standards have not been maximized. This can be seen from the accident case involving Transjakarta buses, to theft and harassment that occur in stops and on buses. In addition, the economic condition of the community has not fully recovered from the pandemic.

The rejection also emerged from a member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PKS faction Muhammad Taufik Zoelkifli. He assessed that before there was an increase in tariffs, Transjakarta had to improve service quality, especially increasing transport capacity.

"When the number of passengers rises beyond expectations, it must be anticipated with services that can also accompany the increase of these passengers. The service is still very lacking, you know," said Taufik, Tuesday, April 11.

Taufik assessed that congestion in Jakarta should be a concern for Transjakarta, which is the mode of transportation owned by the Government. Transjakarta also needs to innovate so that people can be interested in using public transportation compared to private vehicles.

"So, regarding the discourse on increasing Transjakarta rates to emerge, the quality of service is in the spotlight. Before the tariff increases, we ask for the quality to be improved. We want to, increase the rate as long as it's worth it," explained Taufik.

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