Villages are areas whose main livelihood is agriculture and food production. In Indonesia, a village is a unit of government directly under the subdistrict government at the district level, led by a village head. Many people do not know how much budget realization in the accountability report. In terms of budgeting, the use of village funds in infrastructure development and village community empowerment cannot be said to be transparent. This study aims to explore the management of village funds in community empowerment efforts and infrastructure development in Bengle Majalaya village, Karawang in 2022. The research was conducted using a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques were carried out by conducting in-depth interviews with the village head, village secretary, village treasurer, village advisory board as resource persons and researchers conducted direct observations. The government has followed the Minister of Home Affairs Regulation No. 20/2018 on Village Financial Management. The village development program is running well by producing sports facilities and infrastructure. However, the community empowerment program in Bengle Village is not running well, due to the lack of community participation in the village.
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