This research work is expected to provide a deeper insight into the factors related to the performance of the village government in implementing the Independent Village program, as well as providing recommendations for the improvement and development of the program in the future. The researcher determined the type of research used, namely the qualitative method where this method emphasizes more on observing phenomena and examining the substance of the meaning of the phenomenon and is greatly influenced by the power of words and sentences or often said to be in the form of statements or sentences. The results of the study are: First, the evaluation of the performance of the Tumori Village government in general has been going well, but there are still several sub-parameters that have not reached the maximum limit. Second, in the process of implementing the Independent Village Program, Tumori Village strives to support human resource development, natural resource management, management of local village potential and improving the community's economy. Third, the efforts made in implementing the Independent Village are by implementing the PKTD (Village Cash for Work) program where this program involves the entire community in village development activities or projects in order to support the economy, provide jobs, and improve the welfare of the entire community.

The focus of research in this study is to understand the symptoms of objects thoroughly so that researchers can identify existing problems and formulate problems to be studied. This research focused on the application of work discipline to improve employee performance at the Hilimegai Sub-district Office, South Nias Regency with a descriptive approach. The purpose of descriptive research is to describe and analyze research data related to phenomena, social activities, and human attitudes in various situations. At the Hilimegai Sub-district Office of South Nias Regency, the implementation of work discipline is quite good because most employees arrive on time although a small number are sometimes late due to long distances from home, but this is not used as an excuse and they still obey the rules. Employees there also always take care of office equipment as a form of discipline. They also show high responsibility by diligently completing work and are willing to work overtime to achieve work targets. However, adherence to the rules still needs to be improved because some employees often neglect their duties. Employees at the Hilimegai Subdistrict Office of South Nias Regency work for 8 hours a day, from 8 am to 4 pm, and always follow the rules that apply in their office.