Jaya Varma Sinha | |
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Chairperson and CEO of Railway Board of the Indian Railways | |
In office 1 September 2023 –31 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | AK Lahoti |
Succeeded by | Satish Kumar [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 September 1963 |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Neeraj Sinha IPS |
Alma mater | Allahabad University. |
Jaya Varma Sinha ( born 18 September 1963) is the former Chairperson of Railway Board (India) of the Indian Railways. [2]
Sinha assumed office on 1 September 2023 becoming the first female Chairperson of the Railway Board in its 118-years history and served there till 31 August 2024. She became a member of the Central Administrative Tribunal upon her retirement from Railway Board for a term 4 years .
Sinha was educated at St. Mary's Convent Inter College,Prayagraj. She then graduated from Allahabad University. Her previous work experience includes a four-year tenure as Railway Advisor in the Indian High Commission in Dhaka,Bangladesh. [3]
Sinha belongs to the 1988 batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service. [4] She became the Member,(Operations &Business Development),Railway Board in February 2023. She was Additional Member (Traffic) prior to this appointment. [5] She has also served as Divisional Railway Manager in Sealdah division.
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. [6] [7]
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