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| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]]<br />
| term_start = 1 September 2023<br />
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'''Jaya Varma Sinha''' is the current [[Chairman Railway Board (India)|Chairman and CEO of Railway Board]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/govt-appoints-jaya-verma-sinha-as-first-woman-ceo-chairperson-of-railway-board-11693476003458.html|title=Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board|website=livemint.com|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> of the [[Indian Railways]].<br />
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Sinha assumed office on 1 September 2023 becoming the first female chairman of the Railway Board in its 166-years history.<br />
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== Education & Career ==<br />
She has graduated from [[Allahbad University]]. Her previous work experience includes a four-year tenure as Railway Advisor in the Indian High Commission in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jaya-verma-sinha-railways-railway-board-gets-first-ever-woman-ceo-and-chairperson-4345133|title=Railway Board Gets First-Ever Woman CEO And Chairperson|website=ndtv.com|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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Sinha belongs to the 1988 batch of [[Indian Railway Traffic Service]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railways/jaya-varma-sinha-will-be-new-chairman-railway-board/103243847|title=Jaya Varma Sinha will be new Chairman Railway Board|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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She became the Member, (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board in February 2023. Sinha was Additional Member (Traffic) prior to this appointment. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/jaya-varma-takes-charge-of-member-operations-business-development-railway-board|title=Jaya Varma takes charge of Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board|website=metrorailtoday.com|date=11 February 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== 2023 Odisha train collision ==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha-rail-accident-live-updates-june-4-2023/article66930077.ece|title=Odisha train accident Government revises death toll down to 275; Railways seeks CBI probe|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|date=4 June 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/odisha-train-tragedy-railway-board-member-jaya-verma-sinha-explains-what-happened-on-the-night-of-the-crash-2389114-2023-06-05?onetap=true|title=Odisha train tragedy: Railway Board member Jaya Verma Sinha explains what happened on the night of the crash|website=indiatoday.in|publisher=India Today|date=5 June 2023|access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.indianrail.gov.in/enquiry/StaticPages/StaticEnquiry.jsp?StaticPage=index.html Indian Railways]<br />
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