Pengaruh Dana Desa Terhadap Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Peningkatan Pendapatan Masyarakat Kecamatan Siantar Kabupaten Simalungun

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the implementation of village funds and also the influence of village funds to the community empowerment and the increase of community’s income in Siantar Sub-district of Simalungun Regency. The approach of this research was quantitative and qualitative.The sample area of this research consists of 5 villages with the number of respondents as many as 100 people. This research uses primary data and secondary data. The analysis technique used is descriptive analysis and simple linear regression analysis . The result showed that the implementation of village funds conducted in Siantar Sub-district of Simalungun Regency has been in accordance with the rules and policies. From the results of research conducted on the influence of village sunds on the empowerment of the community found that the village funds has a positive and significant impact on community empowerment Siantar sub-district of Simalungun Regency. This means that with increasing allocation of Village Funds distributed to each village will be able to provide value added for community empowerment in Siantar Sub-district of Simalungun Regency. While the results of research conducted on the influence of village funds to increase the income of the community obtained the result that the village fund has a positive and significant impact on the increase in incomes of society. Which means the increase of allocation of village funds distributed to each village will be able to provide value added for the increase in income of Siantar sub-district of Simalungun Regency.