PERAN KEPALA DESA DALAM PENYALURAN DANA BANTUAN LANGSUNG TUNAI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

(Studi Kasus Desa Keper Kec. Krembung Sidoarjo)

PERAN KEPALA DESA DALAM PENYALURAN DANA BANTUAN LANGSUNG TUNAI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

(Studi Kasus Desa Keper Kec. Krembung Sidoarjo)

Covid-19 sudah memberi dampak tiap aspek kehidupan masyarakat pedesaan, utamanya bidang ekonomi. Untuk menjaga kestabilan perekonomian masyarakat desa, pemerintah desa yang dipimpin kepala desa melakukan berabagi upaya untuk mengatasi dampak Covid-19. Ialah melakukan penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai selama 3 bulan yakni Rp 600.000 juga tiga bulan kedepannya yakni Rp 300.000. Keberhasilan penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai karena beberapa faktor pendukung, dengan melibatkan Tim Relawan Desa Lawan Covid-19 yang telah dibentuk pemerintah desa. Tujuan penelitian ini guna mengetahui (1) peran kepala desa Keper kecamatan Krembung kabupaten Sidoarjo di penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai pada masa Pandemi Covid-19. (2) faktor pendukung juga penghambat penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai di masa Pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini memakai metode kualitatif pendekatan deskriptif, di teknik pengumpulan data memakai teknik wawancara terbuka secara mendalam, juga teknik observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) peran kepala desa Keper kecamatan Krembung kabupaten Sidoarjo dalam penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai pada masa Pandemi Covid-19 yaitu sebagai regulator, dinamisator dan fasilitator. (2) faktor pendukung penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai di masa Pandemi Covid-19 ialah sosialisasi kebijakan program BLT (3) faktor penghambat penyaluran Bantuan Langsung Tunai di masa Pandemi Covid-19 ialah pendataan masyarakat calon penerima penerima memiliki NIK juga distribusi non tunai bersifat kaku. 

Kata Kunci: Peran, Bantuan Langsung Tunai, Pandemi Covid-19

Covid-19 has impacted every aspect of rural life, especially the economic sector. To maintain the economic stability of the village community, the village government led by the village head made various efforts to overcome the impact of Covid-19. One of them is by distributing Cash Direct Assistance for three months amounting to IDR 600,000 and for the next three months IDR 300,000. The success of this direct cash assistance distribution was due to several supporting factors, involving the Covid-19 Fighting Village Volunteer Team which had been formed by the village government. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the role of the Keper village head, Krembung sub-district, Sidoarjo district in the distribution of Direct Cash Assistance during the Covid-19 Pandemic. (2) the supporting and inhibiting factors for the distribution of Direct Cash Assistance during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach, with data collection techniques using in-depth open interview techniques, and observation techniques. The results showed that (1) the role of the Keper village head, Krembung sub-district, Sidoarjo district in the distribution of Cash Direct Assistance during the Covid-19 Pandemic, namely as a regulator, dynamist and facilitator. 2) the supporting and inhibiting factors for the distribution of Direct Cash Assistance during the Covid-19 Pandemic, namely policy socialization, targeting of BLT program recipients and coordination. 

Keywords: Role, Direct Cash Assistance, Covid-19 Pandemic