China to popularize digital proof of marriage and procreation in 2015  

中國明年推行流動人口電子婚育證明 已在11省試點

(ECNS) -- China will soon introduce a nationwide digital marriage and procreation status proof for migrants in next year, a family planning official said on Tuesday.

Thus, female migrant workers and people without urban ID records, who are of child-bearing age, don't need to show paper versions when the occasion requires.

A total of 11 provinces and municipalities have piloted the digital proof since July. So far, it has proven efficient.

Generally, female workers must reveal their marriage and fertility status when applying for birth certificates.

China's migrant population reached 245 million by the end of 2013, composing more than one sixth of the nation's total population, according to a report released by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.