Burial Plots to Be Sold on Gosuslugi by Dec 1, 2026

A service for purchasing burial plots will appear on 'Gosuslugi'. Users of 'Gosuslugi' in 21 regions of Russia will be able to search for and buy burial plots through a special service.

Consensus

The service for searching and purchasing burial plots will launch on 'Gosuslugi' in 21 Russian regions by December 1, as planned.
The project is funded with 295.5 million rubles.
Data from approximately 14,000 cemeteries will be uploaded to the National Spatial Data System (NСПД).
The service is intended to simplify access to funeral services and increase transparency in cemetery management and the funeral industry.
The service is already operational in six regions, with implementation ongoing in 15 others.
The project aims to digitize 15 state services related to burials.
The Ministry of Digital Development (MinCyfry) is overseeing the initiative.

Points of divergence

An expert from a pilot region doubted the feasibility of the December 2026 deadline, citing the need for manual inventory of older cemeteries and lack of digital data. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
A cemetery operator noted that an interactive map for locating graves was promised two years prior but still does not exist. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
A tour guide stated that old cemetery plans are lost, making digitalization difficult. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Some St. Petersburg residents reported that the 'Cemetery Management' service with that name is not available on Gosuslugi. — tg_paperpaper_ru
The president of the Association of Crematoriums believes the service will reduce corruption risks and lower family costs. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Experts cited organizational difficulties and business resistance as major challenges. — kommersant
The project will cover about 20% of Russia's total cemeteries (14,000 out of 73,833). — tg_dwglavnoe

Coverage (17 sources)

Service for searching burial sites will appear on Gosuslugi this year — РИАМО
Service for searching and buying cemetery plots will launch on Gosuslugi by the end of the year, stated in the program passport of digital transformation... — ТАСС (Telegram)
On Gosuslugi you will be able to find and buy a place on a cemetery — Дождь
Service for buying a grave site through Gosuslugi plans to launch by the end of the year. Is it real? — Говорит НеМосква
295 million rubles allocated for a service to find burial sites through Gosuslugi — Коммерсантъ
A grave plot can be purchased through Gosuslugi in many regions — Бумага
On Gosuslugi a service for buying gravesite places will appear — DW Главное
On Gosuslugi, plots on cemeteries will start being sold — The Moscow Times
On Gosuslugi it will be possible to buy a place on a cemetery. Almost 300 million rubles will be spent on the implementation of this service —... — ЭХО / Новости
Yadvig: Gosuslugi will launch services for searching and buying cemetery plots — Фонтанка
You will be able to buy a grave site through Gosuslugi — Ведомости
On Gosuslugi will launch services for searching and buying gravesites, reports Kommersant citing a document from the Ministry of... — Varlamov News
On Gosuslugi a service for searching and buying gravesites will appear — The Insider
On Gosuslugi you will be able to find and buy a place on a cemetery — Дождь (Telegram)
You will be able to buy a grave site through "Gosuslugi" — Вести
Residents of Russia will be able to buy gravesite places through Gosuslugi — Meduza
On Gosuslugi a service for searching for burial places will appear — Коммерсантъ

Burial Plots to Be Sold on Gosuslugi by Dec 1, 2026

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