Jaya Varma Sinha

Jaya Varma Sinha is the current Chairman and CEO of Railway Board[1] of the Indian Railways.

Jaya Varma Sinha
Chairman and CEO of Railway Board of the indian Railways
Assumed office
1 September 2023
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Alma materAllahabad University

Sinha assumed office on 1 September 2023 becoming the first female chairman of the Railway Board in its 118-years history.

Education & career

Sinha was educated at St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj. She then graduated from Allahbad University. Her previous work experience includes a four-year tenure as Railway Advisor in the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]

Sinha belongs to the 1988 batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service.[3] She became the Member, (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board in February 2023. She was Additional Member (Traffic) prior to this appointment.[4] She has also served as Divisional Railway Manager in Sealdah division.

2023 Odisha train collision

Sinha was the public face of Indian Railways during the multi-train collision in Odisha in June 2023 which led to the deaths of 275 people.[5][6]

References
  1. "Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board". livemint.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "Railway Board Gets First-Ever Woman CEO And Chairperson". ndtv.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. "Jaya Varma Sinha will be new Chairman Railway Board". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. "Jaya Varma takes charge of Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board". metrorailtoday.com. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. "Odisha train accident Government revises death toll down to 275; Railways seeks CBI probe". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. "Odisha train tragedy: Railway Board member Jaya Verma Sinha explains what happened on the night of the crash". indiatoday.in. India Today. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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