IDR 1 Billion Is Still Small, Cak Imin Is Sure That The State Budget Still Finds An Allocation Of IDR 5 Billion Per Village

Chairman of the DPP National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DPP National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin believes that the current APBN is still sufficient to allocate village funds (ADD) of IDR 5 billion per village. "It has been my belief since childhood that if I succeed in building a village, then national development will also be successful. I believe that the APBN is still sufficient to finance a year of IDR 5 billion for each village," said Cak Imin, who also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives in his statement received quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 15. According to him, the current allocation of village funds (ADD) in the range of IDR 1 billion per village/year is still too small to be able to advance development in the village. Supposedly, he said, the APBN could be allocated as much as IDR 5 billion per village per year. He said that when stating his readiness to oversee the mandate of village heads (kades) throughout East Java in realizing the development and progress of villages throughout Indonesia. Cak Imin said that all the aspirations conveyed by village heads throughout East Java have been recorded in detail. This is a mandate that God willing, I will fight as much as I can to realize the mandates of village heads, he said. According to him, the most effective development must start from villages. The budget allocated can be directly felt the benefits of the village community. In fact, Gus Muhaimin is optimistic that the state is able to allocate.

He noted that there are three things that the village government must pay attention to. First, the village government must be able to use the village budget allocation in an accountable manner. Second, the implementation of village development must prioritize community participation. Third, he said, there must be an effective control system in the village." For 6 years the allocation of village funds, the village heads began to study well and carried out well. Those three conditions that need to be prepared so that if it is true that I am mandated to lead this republic, I will fully implement the aspirations of development centered from the village," he said. The Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives said that the increase in human resources (HR) in villages is absolutely necessary because the increase in the people's economy relies on village sources. In the forum, the village heads throughout East Java conveyed various aspirations. The head of Sendang Agung Village, Plaosan District, Magetan Regency, Lilik Sriyani conveyed various problems faced by the village community. Among other things, said Lilik, many cases of early marriage as a result of social media's association and negative effects. Another problem is how the government can provide support for women's empowerment in the village. There needs to be women's empowerment one step further, how can women become the backbone of the family. Give us space to develop and innovate to help the family economy,' he said.

Head of Kali Pucung Village, Sankujaron District, Blitar Regency, Tri Haryono said that the government should increase the amount of village funds. "Thank you for providing village funds as a village development stimulus. Please improve this again so that we can realize development in the village. If the village can progress, then it can develop for our beloved Indonesia," he said. In addition, he hopes that the use of village funds can be more flexible. According to him, too many regulations make it difficult for village heads to be more creative in using village funds for development.