Nitya Anand (born 1 January 1925 in Layallpur, British India) is a scientist who was the director of Central Drug Research Institute in Lucknow for several years.
In 2005, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) appointed him chairman of its scientific committee.
In 2012, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government.Anand is currently the chairman of Ranbaxy Science Foundation (RSF).