JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) ensures that the Lebaran free homecoming program continues amid the efficiency of the budget carried out. Specifically for the Directorate General of Land Transportation, the budget allocated reaches IDR 17 billion.

Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi said that in the midst of budget efficiency, the Ministry of Transportation still allocates a budget for programs that are public services. One of them is free Eid homecoming.

"Is there free homecoming? For the Ministry of Transportation, we still hold free homecoming," Dudy told reporters in the Menteng area, Jakarta, written Thursday, March 6.

Dudy said that for the Lebaran land route free homecoming program, the Directorate General of Land Transportation allocated a budget of IDR 17 billion.

"Rp17 billion is for land (Free Homecoming Program) only," he explained.

Furthermore, Dudy said the free homecoming program issued by the Ministry of Transportation consisted of various options ranging from land, train and sea.

"There will be land, trains, seas. There will be no free homecoming for air," he said.

Meanwhile, Acting Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Ahmad Yani said that free homecoming registration will be opened on Sunday, March 9.

"Registration for free homecoming and validation starts from March 9 to March 23," said Ahmad Yani.

Ahmad Yani emphasized that the registration of this land trip free homecoming program can only be done online through the Mitra Darat application.

"Registration only online, the Mitra Darat application. You can't register online at the registration post," he explained.

This year's free homecoming, continued Ahmad Yani, the Directorate General of Hubdat targets to be able to admit 21,536 people with 520 buses. Consisting of 386 buses prepared for homecoming and 134 buses for backflow.

In addition, the Directorate General of Hubdat also provided 10 trucks. In detail, five trucks are used to transport two-wheeled vehicles or motorbikes during the homecoming flow and five trucks for backflow.

The number of motorbikes is 300 units. 150 units each for homecoming and backflow," said Ahmad Yani.


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