3265 ______________________________________________________________ DOI: https://doi.org/10.33258/birci.v4i2.2087 Law Number 6 Year 2014 Concerning Village; Opportunities for Institutional Strengthening and the Existence of Village Autonomy Khoiruddin Nasution 1 , M. Arif Nasution 2 , Marlon Sihombing 3 , Heri Kusmanto 4 1,2,3,4 University of Sumatera, Indonesia love_khoir@yahoo.com, arifnasution2010@yahoo.com, mrlnsihombing@gmail.com, heri.kusmanto@usu.ac.ida I. Introduction The regulation of village existence through Law no. 6 of 2014 must be acknowledged as providing opportunities for the growth of village autonomy. A number of pressures in several articles provide discretion that allows village autonomy to grow along with several conditions that must be considered by the village government, village communities, regional governments and central government. These conditions are important to be the main concern if you do not want to see the condition of the village getting worse and worse. From the aspect of authority, there is additional village authority in addition to authority based on origin rights as recognized and respected by the state. It appears that the principle of subsidiarity that underlies the village law provides flexibility in determining local-scale authority and making decisions locally for the benefit of village communities. The authority of the village in Law no. 6 of 2014 has received a large amount of appreciation, which allows the two main principles contained in the Village Law as well as distinguishes it from various previous laws related to village government, namely the principle of recognition and the principle of subsidiarity. Technically, the recognition Abstract The regulation of village existence through Law no. 6 of 2014 must be acknowledged as providing opportunities for the growth of village autonomy. A number of pressures in several articles provide discretion that allows village autonomy to grow along with several conditions that must be considered by the village government, village communities. UU no. 6 of 2014 at least encourages its autonomy to make all affairs that have been recognized and respected by the state, plus local scale affairs not just for display, but the accumulation of all assets that allow the village to get richer with the capital it has. This research uses a qualitative approach with case studies as a research strategy. Data were obtained from interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) by presenting key informants and also supporting informants from the village government, community leaders and also traditional and religious leaders in Padangsidempuan City. The concept of village development, known as bottom-up development, places the village as a pillar of national economic development. This concept then forces the village to continue to prepare itself in order to achieve village autonomy and independence. Institutional strengthening can be seen from community institutions being given space in planning and implementing development in the village. This shows that Law no. 6 of 2014 has provided space for the community in determining the direction of village development. Keywords village autonomy; institutional strengthening; law number 6 of 2014 concerning villages