Jaya Varma Sinha | |
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![]() Photograph of Jaya Verma Sinha on the day of assuming charge as the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, released from Ministry of Railways published by Press Information Bureau | |
Chairperson and CEO of Railway Board of the Indian Railways | |
In office 1 September 2023 –31 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | AK Lahoti |
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 current Chairperson of Railway Board (India). [1] of the Indian Railways.
Sinha assumed office on 1 September 2023 becoming the first female Chairperson of the Railway Board in its 118-years history.
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. [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.
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]
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