Keeping with the Sports policy of the Government to broad base sports and to promote excellence, the State Government decided to improve the physical infrastructure related with sports. First and foremost improvement of the historic Paljor Stadium has been undertaken. 

Paljor Stadium, the main stadium of the State, with its sandy pitch and wooden galleries, could rightfully boast of a famous history. Here it was the annual derby between the Sikkim Guards and the Kumar Sporting Club was followed with so much interest and partisanship by the whole of the State. The ground has produced its share of international players and the fastest men and women of Sikkim have competed and run on   ground. It is the ground on which the best teams in the country and teams from abroad, to include a Poland versus Bulgaria match, have played. And thus, it was logical that the people of Sikkim and itÆs sportspersons and women dreamt of a stadiumùthe kind that would raise the level of play of our sportspersons, giving the maximum scope to develop their talent and to enable the State to host the biggest tournaments of the country and to make it a contender for hosting international games. It is with this notion that the Paljor stadium work has been undertaken by the State Government.

The construction of the stadium has been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.28.80 cores out of which Rs.15.36 crores have been provided by the centre from NLCPR. The remaining amount has been provided by the State Government. The stadium will accommodate approximately 15,000 spectators and will have the dimensions required for playing top class game and along with the grass surface, will fulfill conditions for hosting national and international matches.