Village Fund Contribution to Infrastructure Development and Economic Recovery (Study in Pucangsimo Village, Bandarkedungmulyo District Jombang Regency 2018 – 2022)

This research aims to determine the contribution of Village Funds to Infrastructure Development and Economic Recovery in Pucangsimo Village, Bandarkedungmulyo District, Jombang Regency from 2018 to 2022. Village Funds are funds budgeted by the Central Government to villages so that villages can carry out development and empowerment activities community in accordance with the potential of the village and in accordance with the authority existing in the village. The problem in this research is the contribution of village funds budgeted for infrastructure development and economic recovery in Pucangsimo Village, Bandarkedungmulyo District, Jombang Regency for the period 2018 to 2022. The research method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive research method. The results of this research show that in 2018 the contribution of village funds to infrastructure development was very good (70.61%) but to economic recovery activities was very poor (9.92%). In 2019 the contribution of village funds to infrastructure development was very good (84.55%) but to economic recovery activities it was very poor (1.40%). In 2020, the contribution of village funds to infrastructure development was quite good (35.17%), to economic recovery activities was good (49.53%). In 2021, the contribution of village funds to infrastructure development activities is good (41.00%) and economic recovery activities are poor (17.77%). In 2022, the contribution of village funds to infrastructure development will be less (12.49%) while economic recovery activities will be very good (60.29%). So government policies that regulate priorities for the use of village funds can influence spending on infrastructure development activities and economic recovery activities in Pucangsimo village.