Nirupama Kotru an IRS officer of 1992-Batch, is the Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministries of Coal, Mines, and Minority Affairs.

She has served in the Income Tax Department at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, and Pune. On deputation, Ms Kotru also served at the post of Director (e-Governance), Ministry of Corporate Affairs where she looked after the award-winning corporate e-filing system. Earlier, she has also worked as Director (Films), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting where she handled film policy, film festivals and film producing units such as NFDC Films Division & Children’s Film Society of India.

Until recently, Ms Kotru was posted as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture she looked after prestigious national akademis such as Sahitya Akademi, National School of Drama and IGNCA, and national museums.