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.
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