BPKH Transports 2,700 Returnees Back to Their Workplaces
The post-Eid return flow for 2026 is beginning to be felt in various regions. In the Solo Raya area, Central Java, 675 returnees were transported back to their workplaces through the BPKH’s Balik Kerja Bareng Programme for 2026, organised by the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
BPKH Executive Member Sulistyowati stated that the programme is part of BPKH’s welfare activities, now in its fourth year of implementation.
This year, the event was held in four cities: Lampung, Yogyakarta, Surakarta or Solo, and Surabaya, though not simultaneously. A total of 2,700 participants were transported back to their workplaces over two days, 23 and 24 March 2026.
According to Sulistyowati, the aim of the programme is to provide direct benefits to the community from hajj fund management.
“So far, free return programmes have been rare. Most are just free outbound trips. We have been pioneers of the return-to-work programme for the past four years,” said Sulistyowati after seeing off the participants of the BPKH Balik Kerja Bareng Programme at De Tjolomadoe, Karanganyar, Central Java, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
She mentioned that for each city, BPKH provided 15 buses with a total capacity of 675 passengers per departure. This is more than last year, when 10 buses were provided.
However, public enthusiasm was very high, especially in Surakarta. The number of registrants reached nine times the available quota.
“Registration opened online at 10 a.m., and by the afternoon, it was fully booked. This shows that the community has been waiting for this programme,” said Sulistyowati.
Participants in the programme are required to be workers in the Jabodetabek area, such as factory labourers, cleaning staff, and other informal sector workers. The return flow departure points are focused on several terminals in Jakarta and surrounding areas, such as Kampung Rambutan, Terminal Pulo Gebang, as well as Tangerang and Terminal Baranangsiang, Bogor.
“From those four regions, the total participants in the BPKH Balik Kerja Bareng Programme this year reached around 2,700 people from four cities. In the future, BPKH is open to increasing the quota if the budget allows, given the high public interest in this programme,” she added.
One participant, Eli Puspitasari, admitted to being greatly helped by this programme. She and her family of four joined the programme to return to Tangerang after visiting Surakarta for Eid.
“My husband works as a labourer in Tangerang. We learned about this programme from BPKH’s Instagram. It’s very helpful because it saves us around Rp 1.5 million in transport costs, which we can use for other needs,” she said.