Analisis Penggunaan Dana Desa Berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Desa, Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal, dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 16 Tahun 2018 Tentang Prioritas Penggunaan Dana Desa Tahun 2019 (Studi Kasus: Desa Timbang Jaya Kecamatan Bahorok dan Desa Paluh Pakih Babussalam Kecamatan Batang Serangan - Kabupaten Langkat)

Abstract

The research analyses the utilization of village funds based on Permendesa (Regulation of the Minister of Villages) Pdtt No. 16/2018 regarding the priority in utilization of village funds in 2019 in Timbang Jaya village, Bahorok sub-district and Paluh Pakih Babussalam village, Batang Serangan sub-district, Langkat regency. The research uses a gualitative approach, a survey method with observation technigues, in-depth interviews and literature study methods. The results show that the process of preparing the village development plan in the village is in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations, where the planning process began with the implementation of participatory deliberation with community involvement, however the village had not fully implemented the provisions for the priority in utilization of village funds based on the provisions. Permendesa Pdtt No 16/2018 in prioritizing the utilization of village funds. The inhibiting factors in implementing Permendesa Pdtt No. 16/2018 among others are the proposals in the development planning deliberation are in the nature of the activity proposers' interest that do not consider the priority in utilization of village funds based on Permendesa Pdtt No. 16/2018 and the level of village development pursuant to IDM (Developing Village Index), the undelivered Permendesa Pdtt No. 16/2018 in decision-making forums for development planning due to ignorance of the village government is another obstacle to the inappropriate utilization of village funds according to the priority utilization as stipulated in Permendesa Pdtt No. 16/2018, another obstacle is that the village government does not know the status of village development according to IDM, in addition, the inhibiting factors for the implementation of Permendesa Pdtt. 16/2018 is because the utilization of village funds is still focused on infrastructure development which is irrelevant to the Permendesa Pdtt No. 16/2018.