West Bengal Financial Corporation is a State level financial institution to help the small, medium and tiny sector enterprises to implement their new/ expansion/ modernization or technological upgradation schemes.

The Corporation has been devoting itself to the task of promotion and development of the SSI sector of the State for the last 50 years. Despite all odds, the Corporation has been marching ahead by registering increases in the amount of sanction, disbursement and recovery. The Corporation always acts in close coordination with the State level promotional and development agencies, commercial banks, the Government and others.

Counseling and timely delivery of credit to the entrepreneurs in need are the facets of its mission. The Corporation has a strong determination to continue maneuvering the development of the under-privileged segments of the industrial economy of the State to make it adequately strong and capable of meeting the challenges of the days ahead. The Corporation has an organized cell to undertake appraisal of the industrial projects. Timely follow-up of the projects for implementation and to carry on liaison with other co-agencies, amongst others, are its objectives to ensure successful launching of newer projects.

The Corporation has its active presence through 14 Branch Offices located at the District Head Quarters. Its Regional Offices are duly equipped to coordinate the activities in the North Bengal and South Bengal.

Till date, the Corporation had its credit exposures to agro based processing, engineering, software, readymade garments, hosiery & knitting, hotels, health cares, nursing homes, pharmaceuticals, hatcheries and many other industries and services.

The Corporation has been operating as a 'A' category SFC in terms of SIDBI categorisation norms of SFCs for the FY 2001-2002