North Jakarta Transportation Sub-agency data stated that 541 people have been verified to participate the Free Homecoming program held by Jakarta Provincial Government.

The requirements are easy

North Jakarta Transportation Sub-agency's Road Transport Section Head, Sulistiyono Widodo said those people run the verification on March 8-16, 2025 after conducting online registration.

"The verification is closed on Sunday evening yesterday. Those 541 people came from 168 families," he said, Monday (3/17).

Ichwan explained the number of verified people on first verification cluster for Solo destination was 33 people, Tasikmalaya one persone, Palembang 13 people, Madiun one person, Sragen five people, and Cilacap three people.

Then second cluster was 21 people for Yogyakarta, two people for Kuningan, seven for Lampung, three for Tegal, three for Kebumen, eight for Jombang, and seven for Pekalongan.

Third cluster was 22 people for Wonogiri, seven for Kediri, six for Malang, four for Wonosobo, 10 for Purwokerto, 11 for Semarang, and one for Sidoarjo.

"After being verified, they get passenger ticket to be brought on departure day of March 27 in Monas," he explained.

Some of them, he added, join for the homecoming trip and some others join for full package.

Jakarta Transportation Agency prepares 293 buses to transport 22,400 homecomers, and also 228 buses to transport 22,400 passengers returning to Jakarta.

"We also transport motorcycles. Total of 13 vehicles have been verified to depart on March 25 from Pulo Gebang Terminal," he added.

Meanwhile, one of the participants from Kelapa Gading, Harjanto (43), admitted to participate the free homecoming program with his wife and child to Wonosobo.

He registered the same program last year, but the quota was already full. So the tried again this year.

"The requirements are easy , ID card and Family Card. Hopefully it can be held routinely with larger quota for other residents too," he admitted.