Wakil Bupati Tasikmalaya Asep Sopari Al-Ayubi saat menerima audiensi pengurus Forum BUMDes Kabupaten Tasikmalaya. (Foto: Kominfo Kab. Tasikmalaya via RRI)
TASIKMALAYA — Tasikmalaya Deputy Regent Asep Sopari Al-Ayubi is calling for a thorough overhaul of how village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) are run in the regency. Financial transparency, professional management, digitalization and partnerships with local industry are among the areas he wants strengthened quickly.
Asep made the call this week while receiving the Tasikmalaya Regency BUMDes Forum at the New Pendopo in Singaparna, accompanied by the head of the regency’s Community and Village Empowerment Office (DPMD), Erwin Rianto Nugraha.
Learning From Self-Sufficient Enterprises
Asep acknowledged that public perception of BUMDes is still largely negative. But he stressed that some BUMDes in Tasikmalaya are already self-sufficient and contribute to Village Own-Source Revenue (PADes). “These should be an example and a lesson for other BUMDes,” he said, as quoted by Inilah Tasik. He also pointed to BUMDes elsewhere, including in Central Java, that regularly share profits as a reference.
Financial Reports Must Be Public
Transparency is the main focus. The regency plans to publish BUMDes performance and financial reports on each village’s website through its flagship “Desa Naik Kelas” (Villages Moving Up) program. “They must be complete with financial reports and open. Nothing can be hidden these days. Even the regency government discloses its tax revenue and spending at all times,” Asep said, as reported by RRI.
Contract Manufacturing With Local Industry
Asep also urged BUMDes to use e-commerce and act as a bridge between village potential and the needs of local creative industries. Several shoe makers and bag craftspeople in Tasikmalaya, he said, cannot keep up with demand because of a shortage of skilled workers, which could become a business opportunity for BUMDes.
“BUMDes shouldn’t only think about opening their own businesses. Partnerships with industry are wide open, for example helping meet production needs through contract manufacturing (makloon), including providing capital and facilitating worker training,” he explained. To support this, the regency’s Investment and Manpower Office is preparing a job-training ecosystem directly linked to industry needs.
A Fair Overhaul
The regency has pledged to fix struggling BUMDes by strengthening regulations and building managers’ capacity. As Sergap noted, the overhaul should also consider constraints in capital, market access and regulation, so the burden is not placed solely on village managers.
“On behalf of the regional leadership, village financial problems must be fixed immediately. BUMDes must be run professionally so they can sustain themselves and become an economic solution for residents,” Asep said.
Summarized from Inilah Tasik, RRI and Sergap (in Indonesian).
