DKI Transportation Agency Ensures Free Homecoming Quota Will Increase

Head Of DKI Transportation Agency Syafrin Liputo/DOK PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, ensures that the free homecoming quota for the DKI Provincial Government program will be increased. Currently, the quota of 18,760 free homecoming registrants is declared full.

Syafrin said that currently the DKI Transportation Agency is still verifying registrants to ensure their feasibility as free homecoming participants. If anyone does not pass the verification, they will be issued and replaced by new participants.

"Indeed, there are several registrants who then cannot show their ID cards because even when they register they cannot input their NIK. So, this is what we then issue and there will be the remaining quota which we will announce again for the next stage," Syafrin told reporters, Tuesday, March 26.

Then, the DKI Provincial Government will also try to bring the additions that will take the travelers to their hometowns and return to Jakarta.

Currently, the DKI Provincial Government has only prepared 469 bus units which are divided into 259 buses for homecoming and 210 buses for return. Seeing the enthusiasm of the registration for free homecoming, DKI Provincial Government partners who provide buses will add as needed.

"So there will be an additional 8 units at this time, 6 units with Bazis disabilities, both from partners to deliver additional for free homecoming because they see the interest of people who take part in the registration for free homecoming," said Syafrin.

Syafrin has not been able to confirm when registration for the second stage of the free homecoming after the addition of the quota. It is estimated that the first phase of the registrant verification process will be completed this week, so that the second phase of registration is expected to be scheduled for next week.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency confirmed that the quota for free homecoming registrants organized by the DKI Provincial Government was full. This quota has reached its limit after the registration period was opened for 4 days.

The quota of travelers prepared is 18,760 people for homecoming and return home. The number of free homecoming quotas for homecoming flows is 10,360 passengers and backflow is 8,400 passengers.

"The quota for free homecoming for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in 2024 has run out. Thank you for the enthusiasm of the people of DKI Jakarta in the registration of free homecoming for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in 2024," wrote the DKI Transportation Agency statement on the Dishubdkijakarta Instagram page, quoted on Sunday, March 24.

The closure of registration due to this full quota has drawn protests by residents on social media. Many netizens complain that they have difficulty registering because registration access on the DKI Transportation Agency website is running slowly. Thus, they missed the opportunity to register earlier.

Just like last year, free homecoming was held with departures for 19 cities in 6 provinces covering South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, and East Java.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has set a homecoming departure date from Jakarta on April 4, 2024 at the National Monument (Monas) and returned to Jakarta on April 14, 2024, from 19 terminals to Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal.

The DKI Provincial Government also provides homecoming transport trucks for motorcyclists. The transport truck departed from Jakarta on April 3, 2024 from the Pulogadung Terminal. Then, the truck returned to Jakarta on April 13, 2024, from the 7 terminals to the Pulogadung Terminal.