In 2022, the national graves will be renovated, and the old graves in rural areas will be dealt with

National policy has now called for the gradual abolition of burials in rural areas and the use of cremation instead. So now there are fewer and fewer cemeteries in the countryside.

There are no graves on both sides of the road and on the railway, and there are no graves along the river.

Because this practice will lead to the spread of diseases and cause some damage to the soil, it is said that a series of policies will be rectified, and now it is gradually being implemented, but there are also a series of problems in the process of changing the visa.

The new regulations allowed burial by the state in 2022 are as follows:

1. Cremation shall be practiced in areas with dense mouths, less cultivated land, and convenient transportation;

2. In areas where cremation is not available for the time being, burial is allowed;

3. The areas where cremation and burial are permitted shall be demarcated by the people of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and shall be reported to the civil affairs department by the people's civil affairs department at the same level for the record;

4. Where the remains that should be cremated are buried in the soil, or the remains are buried in places other than cemeteries and public welfare cemeteries in rural areas to build graves, the civil affairs departments are to order corrections to be made within a set period of time.

Burial, one of the funeral methods after human death, popular all over the world, generally put the human body in the coffin first, and then bury the coffin in the soil, the tombstone (epitaph) or not, some places only set up the head stone, and there is no text. There may be a memorial platform in front of the grave for future generations to pay respects. In our country, burial has been gradually replaced by cremation.

The state has designated the area as a cremation area, and burial is prohibited. At present, most economically underdeveloped areas such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan are still dominated by burials, and the vast majority of urban areas have been banned from burial.

Regulations on the Administration of Funerals

Article 8: The construction of funeral parlors and crematoriums shall be proposed by the civil affairs departments of the people's ** at the county level and the people's ** of districted cities and autonomous prefectures, and submitted to the people** at the same level for approval; The construction of funeral service stations and columbariums shall be examined and approved by the civil affairs departments of the people's ** at the county level and the people** of districted cities and autonomous prefectures; The construction of cemeteries shall be submitted to the people's civil affairs departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for examination and approval after being reviewed and approved by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at the county level and the people's departments of districted cities and autonomous prefectures.

The use of foreign capital to build funeral facilities shall be submitted to the civil affairs department for examination and approval after being reviewed and approved by the civil affairs department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Public welfare cemeteries are set up for villagers in rural areas, and after being reviewed and approved by the township-level people, they shall be submitted to the county-level people's civil affairs department for approval.

Article 10 The construction of graves in the following areas is prohibited:

1) Cultivated land and forest land;

2) Urban parks, scenic spots and cultural relics protection areas;

3) Reservoirs and river dams and water source protection areas;

4) Both sides of the main railway and highway lines.

The existing graves in the areas provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be relocated or buried deeply within a set period of time, with the exception of cemeteries with historical, artistic, or scientific value that are protected by the state and shall be retained, leaving no graves.

Article 11 Strictly limit the area and service life of cemeteries. If burial or burial of ashes is permitted in accordance with the plan, the area and service life of the burial pit for the burial of the remains or ashes shall be prescribed by the people of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with the principle of saving land and not occupying cultivated land.

The 2023 Rural Graves Policy is as follows:

In the 2023 rural funeral regulations, it is expressly forbidden to raise thin and thick burials, and all feudal superstitious activities are also expressly prohibited.

The three demolitions refer to the demolition of living tombs, hardened tombs and residential tombs in rural areas. The custom of carrying coffins in urns has been preserved in many rural areas, which has also led to the oversize of graves in rural areas, which in this case will also lead to the waste of land resources.

The three demolition actions have already started in 2022, and they will be fully paved in 2023.

About the new rules on burials:

Although burial has many drawbacks, due to the imperfection of basic service facilities related to funerals in some villages, cremation coverage cannot be fully realized. Therefore, there is an explicit reference to the prohibition of "one-size-fits-all" in national regulations.

On the one hand, villages that do have difficulties in cremation can continue to retain burials, and on the other hand, they will greatly increase investment in the construction of the funeral industry in rural areas. The state fully respects and protects some funeral cultures in ethnic minority areas.

Therefore, the statement that "burials will be completely banned from 2023" on the Internet is not correct. At present, some regional policies that are still practicing burial are still allowed to continue, but through these new regulations, we also see the determination of the state to promote and implement cremation on a large scale.

The compensation standards for the relocation and resettlement of rural graves should be determined on the basis of specific circumstances. Before the implementation of the "Regulations on the Administration of Funerals", the compensation for the burial of the cemetery soil grave is 500 yuan per hole; If the brickwork is skillfully matched or the cement structure is built, the compensation is 1,000 yuan per hole; The compensation for each bone altar is 120 yuan; Large, luxurious cemeteries are compensated by agreement.

What are the rules for the establishment and management of cemeteries?

1. To establish a cemetery, an application must be submitted to the cemetery authority.

2. When applying, the following materials should be submitted to the cemetery authority:

1) Report on the application for the establishment of a cemetery;

2) The review opinions of the urban and rural construction and land management departments refer to Xiaochen;

3) Report on the feasibility of establishing a cemetery;

4) Other relevant materials.

To sum up, do you have a certain understanding of rural cemeteries in our country and how to apply for a cemetery?

Regulations on the Administration of Funerals

Article 10 The construction of graves in the following areas is prohibited:

1) Cultivated land and forest land;

2) Urban parks, scenic spots and cultural relics protection areas;

3) Reservoirs and river dams and water source protection areas;

4) Both sides of the main railway and highway lines.

The existing graves in the area provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be relocated or buried in depth within a set period of time, except for cemeteries with historical, artistic, or scientific value that are protected by the state, and shall not be left for graves.