14 Villages In Mukomuko Apply For Phase II Village Fund Distribution

Mukomuko Regency Village and Community Empowerment Office/Photo: Antara

MUKOMUKO - The Mukomuko Regency Village and Community Empowerment Service, Bengkulu Province stated that 14 of the 148 villages had applied for the distribution of Village Funds (DD) and Phase II Allocation of Village Funds (ADD) of 40 percent.

"Only 14 villages have submitted phase II DD and ADD since March until now," said Head of the Village Government Division of the Mukomuko Regency Village and Community Empowerment Service, Padli in his statement in Mukomuko, Monday 17 May.

He said that of the 14 villages that had applied for the distribution of DD, all submission files belonging to this village had reached the Regional Finance Agency (BKD).

A total of 14 villages in this area quickly applied for the distribution of DD and ADD phase II because from the beginning these villages were quick to apply for phase I distribution of DD and ADD.

Until now, there are still as many as 134 villages in this area that have not applied for the distribution of DD and ADD phase II because some of them are still in the process of making phase I DD and ADD activity reports.

After the simultaneous village head elections in 64 villages in this area, he said, his party would try to get all villages to apply for phase II distribution of DD and ADD.

"After this year's simultaneous Pilkades, we will pursue villages that have not yet submitted a phase II distribution of DD and ADD so that they will immediately submit it," he said, quoted by Antara.

He said as many as 148 villages in this area that have applied for the distribution of DD and ADD phase I of 40 percent, as many as 147 villages have received distributions and one is in the process of submitting to the Regional Finance Agency.

Meanwhile, he stated that the Village Fund budget for as many as 148 villages in this area in 2022 was Rp. 114 billion, a decrease of Rp. 9 billion compared to 2021.

"The initial ceiling for village funds in 2022 is IDR 114 billion, a decrease of IDR 9 billion compared to this year's IDR 123.16 billion," he said.