Popularly known as Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) the Scheme was introduced in 1954 for the central government employees working for civilian assignments. It aims to provide comprehensive medical care to employees and their families and is partly funded by the employees and largely by the employer (central government). In 2010 CGHS has a base of 10.26 lacs card holders with a beneficiary base of 33,59,445 as of March 2015.