The Evaluation of the Utilization of the 2018 Village Funds in Bintan District and Lingga District

To stimulate rural development and reduce poverty in rural areas, The Government of Indonesia enacted the policy of Village Fund in 2014. However, a few studies have been conducted to examine this program. This study describes how poverty alleviation goes following Village Fund Program in Indonesia between 2015-2019. The poverty reduction was represented by holistic data, including insufficient and village status improvement through the Village Development Index (VDI). The analysis is conducted using a descriptive method by dividing the areas into six regions, Sumatera, Java & Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku & NT, and Papua. The result showed that over five years, the village fund dramatically increases. Moreover, this growth is along with the slight decline the poverty. The researchers found that the decreasing number of poverty from 2015 to 2019 is about 15%. The VDI status for districts/municipalities shows that the status improved from underdeveloped villages in 2015 to developing villages in 2019. Java is the region that contributed to making the status improved either to be developing, developed, or independent. At the same time, it is the Papua region known as the region consisting of most of the least underdeveloped villages. Since the goal of this policy in poverty reduction still works slowly, it needs a lot of effort from many levels of government, from the village, regional, and national officials, to work together cooperatively.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indonesia’s Village Fund Program: Does It Contribute to Poverty Reduction?

Saragi

2021

“…One of the government's efforts to boost rural development is through the implementation of village fund transfer since 2015. Village funds can be allocated by the village government to build small-scale infrastructure facilities and to strengthen the capacity of the local community by providing some empowerment programs (Adhayanto et al, 2019;Arifin et al, 2020). Several studies have concluded that village fund transfers can reduce poverty levels in villages (Arham & Hatu, 2020;Saragi et al, 2021;Andi Setiawan, 2019).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Rural Development on Poverty Gap, Poverty Severity and Local Economic Growth in Indonesia

Handoyo¹,

Hidayatina²,

purwanto³

2021

The effect of rural development in reducing the poverty gap and economic growth has not been much analyzed in recent studies. This study examines the effects of rural development (as calculated by using the Village Development Index, VDI) on poverty and economic growth. Precisely, poverty is measured by the depth of poverty (as measured by Poverty Gap Index, P1) and poverty severity (as measured by Poverty Severity Index, P2) using the aggregate data at the district level in Indonesia. Understandably, many factors influence the effort to reduce the poverty gap in rural areas, and it can be started by improving rural economic development. The result of this study indicates that regions with the VDI categorized as “self-sufficient” and “developed” villages have the potential to reduce the depth of poverty and poverty severity in its areas and to increase economic growth. In contrast, underdeveloped and very underdeveloped regions in their VDI category experienced a more significant gap in the depth and severity of the poverty. This result implies that the Indonesian government must accelerate and improve the development of rural areas, especially in less developed regions. Thus, a better rural development status will attract more opportunities to grow rural economic activities and improve the community welfare.

“…One of the most crucial tasks is found in point a, which reads: "(a) determining the boundaries of the Nagari territories following cartographic principles.". The government did the correction of policy, the test of surveillance model, a workshop for the head of villages and staff, and run the mobilization of experienced village companions (Adhayanto et al, 2019).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional Politics: Penetrating Indigenous Rights in Regional Expansion in Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra Province in 2020

Ishak

Ernanda

2021

The regional expansion was carried out to facilitate access to public services. The implementation of regional expansion was initially carried out in defining territorial boundaries. In the demarcation of this territory, there are protests due to the lack of involvement of indigenous peoples. As residents of the original domicile, the indigenous peoples fight for their land ownership rights, which are involved in the regional expansion plan. It happened in the expansion of the Nagari Salareh Aia area, Palembayan District, Agam Regency. After the enactment of Regent Regulation No. 15 of 2017 regarding the preparation of Nagari guardians. There were many protests against the boundaries set by the government through these instruments. Researchers try to explore this phenomenon through social law by examining aspects of regional politics, in this case, the rights of indigenous peoples, social capital in conflict resolution, and an assessment of the impact of these two issues in resolving regional division conflicts. Through a set of studies and discussions, it was found that the government and the community must work together and make decisions that do not ignore regional wisdom. Through this synergy, it was hoped that regional expansion would be conducted appropriately, which can provide benefits to the community and regional government.