The program is implemented under the coordination of the state-owned insurance company Jasa Raharja.
President Director of Jasa Raharja Rivan A. Purwantono stated here on Wednesday that the quota for this year's program had been increased from the quota set in the previous edition in 2022, which stood at only 40 thousand.
"We will prepare all, and more than 60 SOEs will collaborate," he remarked.
Purwantono expounded that the 65 thousand passengers comprised 46,523 bus passengers in 1,009 buses, 15,658 train passengers in 30 trains, and 2,562 passengers in seven ships.
The increase in the quota is in line with the projection that people partaking in the exodus this year will reach 123 million, from 85 million recorded in 2022.
To mitigate the risk of traffic accidents, he appealed to the community joining the exodus, especially those planning to use motorcycles, to make the most of the "Free Exodus with SOEs" program, so that they can partake in the exodus more safely and comfortably.
According to Purwantono, motorcycles were found to be the vehicles that mostly met with accidents during the 2022 Eid al-Fitr exodus, reaching 77.4 percent.
Apart from the free exodus program, in a bid to reduce the number of traffic accidents, Jasa Raharja is also pressing to reduce the number of trucks on public roads during the exodus period.
Assistant Deputy for Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) at the SOEs Ministry Edi Eko Cahyono stated that registration for the SOEs Ministry's free exodus program is open online starting from Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
"The community can get the latest update of the information through the official website and various social media accounts of the Ministry of SOEs," Cahyono stated.
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Translator: Bagus Ahmad, Raka Adji
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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