Jaya Varma Sinha | |
|---|---|
| Chairman and CEO of Railway Board of the indian Railways | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Jaya Varma Sinha is the current Chairman and CEO of Railway Board[1] of the Indian Railways.
Sinha assumed office on 1 September 2023 becoming the first female chairman of the Railway Board in its 166-years history.
Education & Career[edit | edit source]
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.[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. Sinha was Additional Member (Traffic) prior to this appointment. [4]
2023 Odisha train collision[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board". livemint.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Railway Board Gets First-Ever Woman CEO And Chairperson". ndtv.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jaya Varma Sinha will be new Chairman Railway Board". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Jaya Varma takes charge of Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board". metrorailtoday.com. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.