Government Implements Flexible Working Arrangements for Civil Servants to Ease Mudik Congestion
The government has implemented a flexible working arrangement (FWA) policy for state civil servants (ASN) as an effort to alleviate congestion during the 2026 Eid mudik (holiday exodus). Minister for Human Development and Culture Coordination Pratikno stated that the FWA applies on 16–17 March and 25–27 March 2026.
He said the government is focused on distributing the movement of holiday travellers to prevent them from bunching at one particular time. “Given that the potential mobility of the population is estimated to reach 143 million people,” he said in an official statement on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.
Pratikno’s statement was delivered during a press conference on the readiness of the 2026 Eid mudik at the Office of the Presidential Secretariat in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, 11 March 2026. Based on a survey by the Ministry of Transportation, the potential movement of the population during this year’s Eid mudik reaches approximately 143.9 million people.
However, experience from previous years shows that actual mobility figures could be approximately 10 per cent higher. “This means around 155 million people could be on the move,” he said. To address this potential, the government is implementing FWA, school holiday arrangements, as well as traffic and transportation management.
The government is also vigilant about the potential for extreme weather during the mudik period. Based on forecasts from the Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), several regions of Indonesia still have the potential to experience moderate to high rainfall due to atmospheric dynamics and the potential for cyclone systems.
The government has prepared various operational support, including weather modification operations, the readiness of 191 BMKG technical implementation units, and the implementation of Polri Operation Ketupat on 13–26 March 2026. Additionally, integrated posts across ministries and agencies have been deployed at various points to provide services to the public.
In terms of health and travel safety, the government has mobilised over 2,700 health service posts along the mudik routes and is conducting health checks for public transport drivers.
On another note, Pratikno also reminded the public to remain vigilant against the potential spread of infectious diseases currently occurring, such as measles, amid the high mobility of the population.
The government is also ensuring support services for holiday travellers such as the provision of thousands of Mudik-Friendly Mosques, readiness of rest areas, and guaranteeing fuel availability and electric vehicle charging infrastructure along major travel routes.