Heru Budi Asks DKI Civil Servants To Install Electric Motorcycles Using Transportation Allowances

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi. (Instagram herubudihartono)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono asked civil servants within the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to echelon IV and above to buy electric motorcycles with a installment system using transportation allowances that are received every month.

This was revealed by Heru so that his subordinates could contribute to improving Jakarta's air quality by not using fuel vehicles which are one of the sources of pollution.

"We are advised. They (PNS echelon IV and above) already have transport money. Buy it, pay for an electric motorbike," said Heru at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Thursday, August 24.

Meanwhile, Assistant for Administration of the Regional Secretariat of DKI Jakarta Province Sigit Wijatmoko said, the average amount of echelon IV transportation allowances and above is sufficient to buy electric-powered motorcycles.

"Friends (echelon IV and above) have the ability. So, the money can be used as installments to buy a battery-fueled vehicle. It is given as a replacement for the provision of operational service vehicles," said Sigit.

"(The amount of allowance) is Rp. 6.5 million per month," he continued.

Currently, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is implementing various air quality control strategies in the capital, including instructions to DKI Provincial Government employees. One of them is the implementation of a work from home (WFH) system.

The DKI Provincial Government implemented a maximum WFH policy of 50 percent from August 21 to October 21, 2023. Then, specifically during the ASEAN Summit, the composition of WFH ASN was increased to 75 percent from September 4 to September 7, 2013.

During WFH, ASN is required to report attendance or attendance on the pages provided every morning and evening. The mechanism for this attendance report also requires ASN to turn on the cameras and locations on their respective devices to be recorded by the system.

If later there is ASN DKI that violates the behavioral guidelines in the Circular Letter (SE) of the Regional Secretary (Sekda) Number 34 of 2023 concerning the Implementation of Official Affairs from Home (WFH), it will be subject to sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations.