The My50 Pass subsidy for public transport users in the Klang Valley now averages 220,000 subscribers per month, demonstrating the initiative's success in encouraging more people to use public transportation.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said this number has more than doubled from 98,000 since the pass was launched in 2019, and the figure is expected to rise next year with the introduction of the LRT3 line.
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Transport Minister Anthony Loke said this number has more than doubled from 98,000 since the pass was launched in 2019, and the figure is expected to rise next year with the introduction of the LRT3 line.
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00:00First of all, I would like to announce that, in the budget allocated by the Prime Minister last week,
00:10RM216 million has been allocated for the May 50 initiative.
00:19This means that we can continue this initiative for next year.
00:25I would also like to announce that, for the next year,
00:31the RM50 pass initiative will continue.
00:38This will benefit hundreds of thousands of passengers.
00:43At this time, on average, 220,000 subscribers,
00:51or those who participate in this May 50 pass,
00:56every month, 220,000 people.
00:59So, compared to when we launched this initiative in 2019,
01:05at RM98,000 a month,
01:08in the past 5 years, it has increased by 2 times.
01:12From RM98,000, it has increased to RM226,000 this year.
01:19This is a good increase.
01:21It shows that this initiative has succeeded in attracting more people to use public transportation.
01:29And of course, we are confident that this number will continue to increase for next year.
01:35Because next year, we will see that another route will start operating,
01:41which is the LRT 3 route.
01:43So, with the LRT 3 route, we are confident that the number of passengers or users
01:49who will use this May 50 initiative will continue to increase.
01:54And we are sorry that more people are using this May 50 pass,
02:00because this shows that the initiative that has been implemented by the government
02:05not only can attract more people to use public transportation,
02:10but in practical terms, it can reduce their cost of living.
02:14Because the cost of transportation is a part of their daily expenses.
02:19And with RM50 a month,
02:22it means that one day they spend less than RM2 to travel from their workplace to their home.
02:29Compared to driving,
02:31not driving a car, but driving a motorcycle is more expensive than using this trip or this May 50.
02:38So, we are sorry and I hope that with this announcement,
02:44more people will use this May 50 pass.
02:49And one improvement that I have asked the government to implement quickly
02:56is to integrate this May 50 pass with Touch&Go e-wallet.
03:03Now, every month, if they want to renew this May 50,
03:08they have to go to the counter at the LRT station.
03:13I want to reduce the inconvenience at the counter
03:17and make it easier for users so that they don't have to queue up to renew every month.
03:24And this is integrated with their e-wallet,
03:28so that they can use their e-wallet to top up and renew their pass.
03:34So, this will be implemented in a few months,
03:37it will be integrated with the Touch&Go e-wallet.
03:41And we hope that next year, we can make it easier for users.
03:46Of course, if this is easier, more people will use this facility.
03:52I am confident that the increase in ridership in this facility
03:58is not only because of the low cost,
04:03but also because of the reliability and reliability of our rail services.
04:09Especially in some passages such as Klenajaya Line, Ampang Line, Monorail, Kajang and Putrajaya Line.
04:18In our efforts over the past two years,
04:23first, in terms of the number of trains operating,
04:28in 2022, for Klenajaya Line, we only have 41 sets.
04:33Now, on average, we have 56 sets of trains every day.
04:39For the peak time, in 2022, we have more than 4 minutes for one train.
04:46Now, it's 3 minutes.
04:48So, every 3 minutes is the peak time.
04:51The peak time in the morning and the peak time in the evening, every 3 minutes is another train.
04:55So, the passengers don't have to wait long, and there are more trains.
04:59Although I admit that during the peak time, there are still difficulties in the trains,
05:05but it's better than before.
05:08Because we don't have to wait too long, because we have more trains.
05:14Next year, we plan to have 2.8 minutes for the peak time.
05:20Even more.
05:22And an additional 59 sets of trains every day.
05:29For Kajang Line, it's the same.
05:33In 2022, we only have 28 sets.
05:36Now, we have 39 sets operating.
05:39In 2022, for Kajang Line, the peak time is 5.6 minutes for the peak time.
05:45Now, it's 4 minutes for the peak time for this year.
05:48And the same goes for Putrajaya.
05:50There are also 37 sets operating.
05:54So, the number of trains has increased.
05:57The peak time has increased compared to 2 years ago.
06:01And another important component is reliability.
06:07It means that the number of trains has decreased.
06:10For Kajang Line, for 2022, there will be 49 trains.
06:17This year, until the end of September, there will be only 21 trains.
06:22So, we reduced by almost more than half in terms of the number of trains.
06:27What we mean by disturbance is that if the train doesn't run,
06:30more than 5 minutes is considered a disturbance.
06:33So, the technical disturbance has decreased.
06:37Because the company has given a high level of focus to train maintenance.
06:44We use a lot of resources.
06:47And also give a lot of focus to maintenance and repair for our trains.
06:55So that the train reliability continues to improve.
06:58So, these are some improvements that we have made.
07:01And we hope that it can be implemented faster and easier.
07:06So, the Ministry of Transport will continue to monitor the performance of the company.
07:11As I said, we monitor their performance every week.
07:17One of the things that I have done is that the monitoring report is submitted to the Ministry of Transport every week.
07:23In a post-camp meeting.
07:25And this helps us both to increase the performance of the company.
07:30Especially for the rail sector.
07:33So, I feel that the rail sector has seen an improvement.
07:40We will continue to make efforts to ensure that this service continues to improve.
07:45And also give benefits to many people here.