POLICY TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT VILLAGE GOVERNMENT IN REGIONAL AUTONOMY DESIGN IN INDONESIA

Abstract

This research is a normative legal research, which is a type of research that refers to the legal norms contained in statutory regulations. The approach method uses a normative juridical approach, to study statutory regulations, namely Law no. 6 of 2014 concerning villages in order to answer problems related to the independence of the village. The method of collecting data is through literature study and documentation. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method.

The results of the study concluded that the substantive provisions of Law no. 6/2014 shows that normatively, villages are increasingly given the opportunity to be autonomous. The opportunity for greater village autonomy, including in terms of strengthening institutional capacity, gives hope for the realization of village independence in the future. Meanwhile, the policies that need to be developed to create an independent village government in the design of regional autonomy include (1) need for greater recognition and autonomy at the village level, (2) regulations must be in favor of the village, (3) the structure and functions of village government institutions are formulated by paying attention to the interests and independence of the village, (4) village stakeholders need to be active / creative in empowering village potential, (5) political and administrative decentralization needs to be adjusted to the demands and needs of the village.