BUREAUCRATIC REFORM IN PUBLIC SERVICES : THE ROLE OF VILLAGE FUNDS IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Bureaucratic reform is needed to improve the performance of the state civil apparatus, especially in managing the budget that is disbursed by the center to each regional work unit. Bureaucratic reform is expected to change the current service system, especially those directly related to the community. Reforms in prospering the community by improving infrastructure using the village fund budget as a form of facilitating access and economic development of communities and villages. However, the constraints of the budget used are not openly explained and the village fund budget which is intended for village welfare both in terms of group empowerment infrastructure and advice and infrastructure is still a polemic. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. The data analysis techniques used are data condensation, conclusion drawing and verification, and data display. The results of the study are in the process of public service bureaucratic reform, especially in the use of budgets and villages, there are several things that need to be improved, namely program planning, timeliness, accuracy of cost calculations, and accuracy of measurements and objectives for the use of village fund budgets. If this is realized, all forms of activities, both physical and non-physical development sectors, especially infrastructure, will automatically be achieved and the use of the budget is in accordance with the post.