Since the morning, hundreds of participants in the Mudik Bersama Perum Jamkrindo (Mudik Together with Perum Jamkrindo) program have filled the headquarters of Perum Jamkrindo in Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Friday (June 8). They arrived carrying large bags, and with cheerful faces, the travelers were ready to return to their hometowns.
After registration, they orderly boarded the buses assigned to them by the committee. Dozens of buses were already parked in the yard of the Perum Jamkrindo headquarters, ready to safely and comfortably take the travelers back home.
At this event, Perum Jamkrindo was honored by the presence of a special guest, Deputy for Business Infrastructure of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Hambra. He was welcomed by the President Director of Perum Jamkrindo, Randi Anto, the Director of Business Guarantee, Amin Mas'udi, the Director of Operations and Networks, Kadar Wisnuwarman, the Director of Human Resources, General Affairs, and Compliance, Sulis Usdoko, and the Director of Finance, Investment, and Risk Management, I. Rusdonobanu.
Hambra, together with the Perum Jamkrindo Board of Directors, sent off the travelers at around 2:00 PM to their respective destinations.
As is known, Perum Jamkrindo is organizing free mudik (homecoming) trips to several cities in Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi. This activity is part of the BUMN Hadir untuk Negeri (State-Owned Enterprises Present for the Nation) initiative, which was initiated by the Ministry of BUMN through BUMN synergy.
The Ministry of BUMN targets that this year, the Mudik Bersama BUMN 2018 program will benefit 200,000 travelers with 394 destinations through BUMN synergy. Perum Jamkrindo itself will send 1,300 travelers using buses, trains, and ships, with departures spread across various points throughout Indonesia.
“This program initiated by the Ministry of BUMN is a manifestation of BUMNs’ presence for the nation,” said Randi Anto, President Director of Perum Jamkrindo.
Perum Jamkrindo sent off travelers en masse on June 8 and 9, 2018, along with other BUMN’s mudik programs, with destinations in West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Sulawesi. The details include 16 buses carrying 640 travelers to destinations such as Lampung, Cirebon, Brebes, Tegal, Pekalongan, Bumiayu, Purwokerto, Tasikmalaya, Banjar, Cilacap, Semarang, Klaten, Yogyakarta, Solo, Sragen, Ngawi, and Madiun.
Meanwhile, two trains carrying 200 travelers departed for Malang and Surabaya, and six ships, with 460 travelers, departed for Bau-Bau, Surabaya, Bima, and Belawan.
This mudik together program is expected to facilitate a safe and comfortable homecoming journey. “We hope that with this Mudik Bareng BUMN activity, the community can feel supported in returning to their hometowns,” said Randi Anto.