Mudik 2021 Abolished: Rules, Times, And Exceptions

Illustration of Nataru homecoming for the period 2020/2021 (Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - COVID-19 cases in Indonesia are still increasing. This prompted the government to take a stance to eliminate the 2021 homecoming ahead of Eid Al-Fitr.

In this regard, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has issued a Minister of Transportation Regulation (Permenhub) Number 13 of 2021 concerning Control of Transportation during the Eid Al-Fitr Period 1442 H / 2021 in the Context of Preventing the Spread of COVID-19, on Thursday, April 8.

"The transportation control is carried out through the prohibition on the use or operation of passenger transportation facilities for all modes of transportation, namely: land, sea, air, and railways, starting from May 6 to May 17, 2021. As for the transportation of goods and logistics, it will continue as usual, "Said Adita Irawati, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation, April 8, quoted from dephub.go.id.

Transportation control is carried out through prohibitions on the use or operation of passenger transportation facilities for all modes of transportation, namely land, sea and air. This time the homecoming ban is valid for 12 days, from May 6 to May 17, 2021.

Transportation that may operate during the 2021 homecoming ban

Several types of transportation were allowed to continue operating as usual. The provisions governing transportation control include several things, namely prohibitions, exceptions, supervision and sanctions. Also regulated are the provisions regarding the control of transportation in the agglomeration area.

Transportation that is exempt from the rules includes passengers who meet special criteria, such as work, business trips, or urgent conditions, such as illness and childbirth.

According to Adita, the issuance of Permenhub 13 of 2021 was carried out to follow up on the results of ministerial level meetings and plenary cabinet sessions which resulted in the decision to eliminate Eid Al-Fitr 2021 homecoming policy and the issuance of SE Task Force Number 13 of 2021 concerning Elimination of Idul Fitri Homecoming and Covid-19 Control Efforts during the Month of Ramadan.

The Director General of Land Transportation, Budi Setiyadi, explained that land transportation that was prohibited from operating during the enactment of the regulation, including individual motorized vehicles and passenger cars, public motorized vehicles, buses and passenger cars, buses and motorized vehicles, as well as river transportation vessels, lakes, as well as crossings.

Quoted from dephub.go.id, Budi explained that exemptions are imposed on people with certain interests, such as work or official travel for ASN, BUMN employees, BUMD employees, TNI, Polri, and private employees who are equipped with a wet signed assignment letter and a wet stamp from leader; visits by sick family members; visits by family members who died; pregnant women with a companion; the interest of giving birth with a maximum of two companions; as well as emergency health services.

There are also vehicle exceptions, including vehicles of the highest leadership of the Indonesian state, operational service vehicles, service license vehicles, the National Police, TNI, toll road officers operational service vehicles, fire fighting vehicles (damkar), ambulances, and hearses.

Then, cargo cars without passengers, vehicles for local health services (pregnant women and accompanying nuclear families), vehicles carrying Indonesian migrant workers and students / students abroad, as well as returning people for special reasons from the government to their area of origin according to the provisions stipulated in applies.

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