The bank was originally registered in 1918 as the Bengal Provincial Co-op. Federation Ltd. It was renamed as the The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Limited in 1967.

 WBSCB has always been customer oriented and dynamic with respect to innovative schemes for the masses. Since 1918, WBSCB has developed a wide client base of depositors, borrowers. Internal Systems have been developed to overcome changes in the turbulent external environment. 

WBSCB has developed a network of banks and societies through cooperation for providing mass satisfying financial services. Each cooperative organisation is being prepared for serving the society. WBSCB, the Apex institution has mix of mass and class customer base offer the need based product, facilities and service.