Description:
Abstract One of the fundamental problems in the implementation of village development is related to the elements of village development planning or the preparation of Village Medium-Term Development Planning (RPJMDes) documents, because the RPJMDes is a document that shows the direction, objectives and policies of village development. RPJMDes is a document prepared by considering the objective conditions of the village and the development priorities of the district. The RPJMDes is prepared to be a systematic framework of thinking about the problems faced by villagers, about the potential sources of villages, as well as the formulation of strategic actions oriented to fulfill common ideals, namely improving welfare and at the same time building a democratic, fair and open (transparent) village government system or good governance. Jepitu Village is one of the villages located in Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region which already has a RPJMDes for the period 2020-2025. This study aims to examine the suitability of the development planning process of Jepitu Village with selected reference documents. The method used was descriptive method. The results of the analysis of the Jepitu RPJMDes shows especially in the village development program, there is a discrepancy between the RPJMDes and the ideal rules of the RPJMDes regulated by government regulations.