Centre names Jaya Verma Sinha as CEO and chairperson of Railway Board
The Centre has appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman chairperson and CEO of the Railway Board from today. She will serve the top post of the Railways till 31st December, 2024. Sinha is currently posted as member (Operations and Business Development) at the Railway Board and has served at least 35 years at the Indian Railways.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Jaya Verma Sinha, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Member Operations and Business Development) Railway Board to the post of Chairman and the CEO…..with effect from the date of assumption on or after September 1, 2023”, a government notification read.
The Centre further notified that Sinha would be assuming the post on 1 September, as the term of the existing head ends on 31 August. She will be incharge of the top post of the Railways till 31 December, 2024.
An Alumnus of the Allahabad University, Sinha joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1988 and worked in Northern Railway, South-East Railway and Eastern Railway.
She also worked as Railway Advisor in the High Commission of India, Dhaka, Bangladesh for four years. The Maitree Express from Kolkata to Dhaka was inaugurated during her tenure in Bangladesh. She also worked as the Divisional Railway Manager, Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division.
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