The Government on Friday raised concerns over prevalence of child marriages in the country which has shown an increasing trend in last three years. The National Crime Records Bureau data for three years from 2011 to 2013 shows an increasing trend in child marriages. “At least, 222 cases of child marriage was reported in 2013, 169 in 2012, while 2011 had recorded 113 such marriages in different parts of the country,” said WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi in her written reply to a question in lok Sabha. Responding to another question, the Minister said, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered 31 complaints of exploitation and abuse of children in protection homes and child care institutions including orphanages between 2011 and 2015.