Sikkim Sports & Youth Affairs Dept. / Sikkim State Sports Council
Benefit
Financial and institutional support for Sikkim's talented young athletes and sports infrastructure — key benefits: monthly stipend of ₹3,000–₹8,000 for selected athletes in priority sports — football, archery, boxing, weight-lifting, tae-kwon-do, and traditional Sikkimese games (Dahi Handi, Kabaddi) — shortlisted through district-level trials; free residential training at Paljor Stadium Complex, Gangtok and district sports training centres with diet allowance of ₹150/day; full sponsorship (travel, kit, accommodation, entry fee) for athletes representing Sikkim at National Games, Khelo India Games, and South Asian Games; ₹25,000–₹5 lakh cash award for medal winners at national and international events (scaled by level and medal colour); ₹10,000 sports equipment grant per year for school-level athletes identified as outstanding by their Sports Teacher; free sports injury treatment and physiotherapy at SSNM District Hospital, Gangtok; grassroots coaching programme — 1 coach deployed per block for football and archery talent identification; sports scholarship for Class IX–XII students who represent state in national-level competitions