A representative of the press service of the Ministry of Digital

[tanjimajuha20]

draft resolution developed by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has appeared on the website of the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts. This resolution provides for the extension of the experiment, which runs from June 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024, to test a mechanism that allows beneficiaries to obtain a virtual social card and use it in public transport.

The explanatory note to the new resolution states that, in addition to the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Sakhalin Region, the Republic of Crimea and the Orenburg Region plan to participate in the experiment. In this regard, in order to further study the possibilities of providing social protection measures (support) to citizens when using transport services in the territory of the specified subjects of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development proposes to extend the experiment until the end of 2025.

Development told a afghanistan whatsapp number database ComNews correspondent that the experiment, during which beneficiaries can receive a virtual social card and use it to travel on city public transport, will end on July 1, 2024. "The experience of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, which took part in it, showed that the technology is in demand among citizens and organizations providing transport services. A number of other regions have already expressed a desire to implement the service. In this regard, the Ministry of Digital Development proposes to extend the experiment until the end of 2025. The use of virtual social cards is voluntary. If desired, citizens can use regular social cards without any restrictions."

"During the experiment, the relevance and demand for a virtual social card among citizens and organizations providing transport services to the population were revealed, in connection with which an additional study is planned of the mechanism for providing a virtual social card among a wide range of citizens entitled to receive social protection measures (support), including other categories of citizens defined in accordance with the legislation of the Sakhalin Region, the Republic of Crimea and the Orenburg Region. Extension of the experiment will not require additional financial expenses, and will not affect the income and expenses of the budget system of the Russian Federation," the explanatory note to the resolution says.

Read also

Beneficiaries will be able to pay for public transport using virtual cards
From June 1, 2023, an experiment began in Russia, within the framework of which citizens with benefits will be able to pay for travel on public transport using virtual social cards.

To create a virtual social card, you need to link the Mir card to the Mir Pay payment application on your smartphone, submit an application on the State Services portal and wait for a notification of readiness. After that, you can use your smartphone to pay for travel on public transport.

"Information interaction of the experiment participants, with the exception of the operator of the national payment card system and authorized organizations, can be ensured by connecting the information systems of the experiment participants, if there is a technical possibility, to the infrastructure that ensures technological interaction of the systems used to provide state and municipal services in electronic form," the decree for the experiment dated May 31, 2023 states.