Survey: Majority of Residents Want Village Funds Used for Public Facilities
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The existence of village funds (dana kelurahan) is still largely unknown to the public. This indicates a lack of socialization and transparency from the government.
According to a survey by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas), about half or 50.6% of urban respondents in Java are unaware of the existence of village funds.
The percentage of unaware respondents in urban areas outside Java is even higher, reaching 58.8%.
According to the Ministry of Finance, village funds are financial support for villages in regencies/cities for the development of infrastructure and community empowerment activities at the village level.
In the allocation of village funds, all recipient regencies and cities are grouped into three categories based on the quality of public services and calculated proportionally according to the number of villages in each region.
Villages categorized as "good" receive an allocation of Rp352.9 million per village. Those categorized as "need improvement" receive Rp370.1 million. Villages categorized as "significantly need improvement" receive an allocation of Rp384.0 million per village.
The Litbang Kompas survey shows that 41.6% of respondents recommend using village funds to build public facilities.
Furthermore, 35.9% of respondents want the funds to be used for road infrastructure development, and 33.5% for economic empowerment.
The survey was conducted from April 13-18, 2022, involving 313 respondents aged 17 and above, spread across 92 cities in 34 provinces. The survey used telephone interviews with a 95% confidence level.
(Also read: Infrastructure Budget Falls to Rp365.8 Trillion in 2022)
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