Nihar Ranjan Banerjee, born on October 4, 1956, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1981 batch, West Bengal cadre. A graduate in Chemistry, he served in various capacities including Chairman, Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Chief Vigilance Officer, Principal Secretary, Managing Director, Special Secretary, Deputy Jute Commissioner, Joint Secretary, Registrar, District Magistrate, and Executive Magistrate. His most recent position was Additional Chief Secretary and Director General at the Netaji Subhas Administrative Training Institute from October 31, 2012, to January 4, 2013. Throughout his career, he contributed to multiple departments within the West Bengal administration.