In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has established a policy to anticipate the spread and impact of the disease, through Government Regulation in lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 1/2020, which has been promulgated as Law No. 2/2020. One of the effects of the issuance of the policy was the prioritization of the utilization …
Local Governance Forum: Refocusing of Village Funds for Direct Cash Transfer Read More »
Village underdevelopment is considered a major contributor to Indonesia’s high levels of inequality. Law No.6 / 2014 (‘Village Law’) on villages’ governance and finance is regarded as the most progressive policy in the history of local governance in Indonesia, and has great potential for rural development. This study investigates the implementation of the Village Law, …
Indonesia’s Village Law: enabler or constraint for more accountable governance? Read More »
In order to encourage the creation of an accountable village government, the Regional Research and Information Center (PATTIRO) together with the Central Information Commission (KIP) prepared guidelines for Village Government Public Information Service Standards (Village SLIP). In its preparation, PATTIRO has carried out assessments in eight villages in four regions, namely, East Java, Banten, North …
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that 87 villages have committed corruption in Village Funds. The suspicion comes from public reports to the anti-corruption agency, which reached 362 reports. Regarding the many alleged corruption cases, the Director of the Regional Research and Information Center (PATTIRO), Maya Rostanty, believes that the Village Task Force (Village Task …
The presence of the Village Law (UU) is expected to be a generator of the village economy and equal distribution of prosperity. In this law, villages are given the authority to manage their territory, government, development, community development and community empowerment. With this authority, the village then receives a delegation of funds from the State …
Regarding Village Funds, Villages Need Simple and Non-Overlapping Regulations Read More »
Law No. 6 of 2014 on Villages (Village Law) states that one purpose of the regulation of the village is to improve public services for the village community. This logic can be understood by looking at the formulation of the norms in the Village Law that generally give broad autonomy to the village to organize …
Fact Sheet | Village Authority and Public Services Read More »
Village, according to Law No. 6 of 2014 (Village Law), is a community that has the authority to regulate its own affairs based on the function of self-governing community. Based on this concept, the implementation of the government at the village level is done independently by the village community. The full authority for self-government opens the opportunity for the Village Government (Pemdes) to implement …
Fact Sheet | Village Democracy in the Regulatory Framework of the Village Law Read More »
Last Wednesday, July 27 2016, President Joko Widodo carried out another ministerial reshuffle in the Working Cabinet. One of the new names that appeared in the second ministerial reshuffle was Eko Putro Sanjoyo, who now serves as Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, replacing Marwan Jafar. PATTIRO Executive Director Sad Dian Utomo …
Three Homework that the New PDTT Village Minister Must Complete Read More »
Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages gives villages the freedom to manage themselves and carry out development in accordance with the needs of their residents. The Village Law emphasizes that the government must provide opportunities for villages to become more independent in running their government, without excessive intervention from the central government, provincial government …
Last weekend, a number of villages in Central Java Province experienced floods and landslides due to heavy rain. Responding to this incident, Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Marwan Jafar issued a statement that village governments affected by the disaster could use 2016 village funds to repair and rebuild damaged village infrastructure. …
Law Number 5 of 1979 concerning Village Government is no longer valid since the government passed Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages. One thing that differentiates the Village Law and the Village Government Law is the clause regarding village funds. Village funds are funds provided by the central government originating from the State Revenue …
Oleh: I Wayan Nike Suputra* Village is a part of system (spatial structure)[1]. In Urban & Regional Planning book, A System Approach (McLoughlin, 1969), definition of system explain below: A system is a set of interconnected part, but each part may be seen as a system itself, and the whole system may be regarded as but …
Synchronization of Village Plan with District Plan Read More »
