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Jakarta enforces weekly public transit rule for civil servants
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung signed Jakarta Gubernatorial Instruction (Ingub) No. 6/2025 that mandates all civil servants within the city administration to take public transport every Wednesday. The policy is part of a broader effort to tackle the capital’s chronic traffic congestion.
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Leading by example: Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung rides a TransJakarta bus on Wednesday in Salemba, Central Jakarta. The city administration requires civil servants to use public transportation every Wednesday in accordance with Gubarnatorial Instruction (Ingub) No. 6/2025. (Antara/Fakhri Hermansyah)
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n a rare public display of using mass transit, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung was seen waiting for a bus at the Taman Suropati stop near his official residence in Central Jakarta on Wednesday morning. He was en route to Matraman, East Jakarta, for a meeting with Aisyiyah, the women’s wing of the country’s top Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician told reporters that while Jakarta’s public transportation system has become more accessible in recent years, major improvements are still needed, particularly in terms of connectivity across the Greater Jakarta area.
“I will soon launch five new Transjabodetabek bus routes to better connect Jakarta with [satellite cities] in West Java and Banten,” Pramono said, as quoted by Antara. “Hopefully, this will improve overall connectivity.”
He also shared an anecdote from his commute, noting that a fellow passenger told him he had to transfer eight times just to reach his workplace, underscoring the pressing need for a more integrated transport network.
Joining him on the initiative was Deputy Governor Rano Karno, who commuted from his home in South Jakarta’s Lebak Bulus using a combination of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and TransJakarta bus to reach a stop near City Hall in Central Jakarta.
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A week earlier, Pramono signed Jakarta Gubernatorial Instruction (Ingub) No. 6/2025 that mandates all civil servants within the city administration to take public transport every Wednesday. The policy is part of a broader effort to tackle the capital’s chronic traffic congestion.
