The Board of Directors of National Federation of State Co-operative Banks Ltd. (NAFSCOB), in their meeting held on December 28, 1996 at Lucknow introduced a scheme of Best Performance Award to State Co-operative Banks (SCBs) under All India Mutual Arrangement Scheme (AIMAS) and authorised the Chairman to constitute a committee to decide the Best Performance Awards to SCBs under AIMAS.
Based on the recommendations of the Committee, the Best Perfomance Awards under AIMAS have been awarded from 1996-97 to 2007-2008. Till the year 2004 only the First Prize was awarded. However, from the year 2004-05, Second and Third Prize are also awarded. The details of the winning banks are as follows :
| Sr.No. | Year | Winning SCB (under AIMAS) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996-1997 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 2 | 1997-1998 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 3 | 1998-1999 | Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 4 | 1999-2000 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 5 | 2000-2001 | Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 6 | 2001-2002 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 7 | 2002-2003 | Kerala State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 8 | 2003-2004 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 9 | 2004-2005 | 1st Prize : Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2nd Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. 3rd Prize : Kerala State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 10 | 2005-2006 | 1st Prize : Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2nd Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. 3rd Prize : Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 11 | 2006-2007 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2nd Prize : Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. 3rd Prize : Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 12 | 2007-2008 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2nd Prize : Pondicherry State Co-operative Bank Ltd. 3rd Prize : Karnataka State Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 13 | 2008-2009 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 14 | 2009-2010 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 15 | 2010-2011 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |
| 16 | 2011-2012 | 1st Prize : Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank Ltd. |