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Jaya Varma Sinha

Jaya Varma Sinha

Chairman of Indian Railways

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

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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 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.

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. [1]
    "Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board". livemint.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Railway Board Gets First-Ever Woman CEO And Chairperson". ndtv.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Jaya Varma Sinha will be new Chairman Railway Board". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Jaya Varma takes charge of Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board". metrorailtoday.com. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. [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. [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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