In 2020, he was awarded the fourth highest civilian honour of India Padma Shri by the Indian Government for his contribution in the field of medicine.
He did his graduation from R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital and did his PG degree in Pathology from Calcutta University.
[2] Banerjee had contested on an Indian National Congress ticket in 1984 and was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bolpur.
[3] In 2020 he held his name in the Guinness World Records for treating the maximum number of patients in a lifetime.
[4] In the same year, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian Government for his contribution on the field of medicine.