“We are preparing for this because it is part of the 100-day program,” Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno remarked here on Tuesday.
Residents, comprising the elderly, people with disabilities, and recipients of the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP), will be eligible to use public transportation for free in Jakarta, such as Transjakarta, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), the Light Rail Transit (LRT), and JakLingko.
Pramono and Rano earlier highlighted this initiative during their campaign in November 2024 to improve access to public transportation for specific groups.
Offering free public transportation to certain groups is expected to help decrease both traffic congestion in Jakarta and the cost of living.
Beyond providing free public transportation, Pramono and Rano also plan to expand the public transportation network to areas surrounding Jakarta.
“We will adjust the routes so that residents in Bekasi, Depok, and Tangerang can travel to and from Jakarta without using private vehicles, relying solely on the public transportation options available in Jakarta,” Rano stated.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Provincial Government has identified 15 groups entitled to free TransJakarta services.
These 15 groups entitled to free services include Jakarta Provincial Government civil servants and their retirees, contract workers employed by the provincial government, KJP student recipients, certain private sector employees or workers earning at least the provincial minimum wage (UMP) through Bank DKI, and residents of flats (Rusunawa).
Furthermore, the eligible groups include the Family Empowerment and Welfare Movement Team (PKK); residents holding ID cards from the Seribu Islands; rice aid recipients living in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek); as well as members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri).
Additionally, Indonesian veterans, persons with disabilities, elderly residents over 60, mosque caretakers, educators, and educational staff in early childhood education (PAUD), and mosquito larva monitors (Jumantik) are included.
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