Free rides for disabled community with Prasarana's OKU SMILE pass

PETALING JAYA: With the OKU SMILE pass, the disabled community will be able to enjoy free train and bus rides for services provided by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) from Feb 1.

In a statement on Sunday (Jan 14), Prasarana said the OKU SMILE pass caters specifically to disabled people and is in line with the free ride initiative announced by Transport Minister Anthony Loke on Dec 21 last year.

“The pass is for all existing Prasarana OKU concession card holders and for new applicants,” it said.

“Activation and new applications for the OKU SMILE pass will begin on Jan 15, 2024. This pass will allow OKU users to enjoy free rides from Feb 1, 2024,” added Prasarana

Listing down the criteria for subscription, Prasarana said existing OKU concession card holders can activate their cards at any Rapid KL LRT, MRT, Monorail and BRT counters from Jan 15.

It will also be available at selected Rapid KL bus hubs such as Pasar Seni, Chow Kit, KLCC, Sri Nilam, Puchong Utama, Pearl Point, Sunway Pyramid, Greenwood and Seksyen 2 Shah Alam.

As for Penang, it will be available at the Rapid Penang headquarters at Lorong Kulit, Weld Quay bus terminal, Komtar, Bukit Jambul, Balik Pulau, Bukit Mertajam, Kompleks Dato Kailan Kepala Batas and Penang Sentral.

In Kuantan, it will be available at the Bandar Kuantan bus stop.

To use the pass, cardholders have to ensure that they have a minimum of RM5 in their existing pass and those whose concession cards have expired can apply for new ones.

As for those who do not have the OKU concession card, applications can be made at the Pasar Seni and MRT Conlay hubs for Rapid KL; Rapid Penang headquarters at Lorong Kulit, Weld Quay bus terminal, Komtar, Bukit Jambul, Balik Pulau, Bukit Mertajam, Kompleks Dato Kailan Kepala Batas and Penang Sentral as well as the Bandar Kuantan bus stop in Kuantan.

A RM5 fee will be charged for the issuance of the card and the amount will be credited to the card in a one-time transaction.

“Please ensure that there is a minimum of RM5 balance in the card for usage,” it said.

Applicants are required to bring along their OKU card issued by the Welfare Department for verification.

The concession card for Rapid KL and Rapid Kuantan can be done online and applicants are required to upload their IC, OKU card from the Welfare Department and a passport sized photo with a blue or white background.

“Applicants can choose the location of collection for the concession card as stated in the application form. For applications that are complete with documents, the concession cards will be sent to the selected location within three days,” it said.

Prasarana will also conduct a tour series with a few OKU associations on the product.