Jaya Varma Sinha takes charge as Chairperson, CEO Railway Board

Jaya Varma Sinha takes charge as Chairperson, CEO Railway Board

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Jaya Varma Sinha takes charge as Chairperson, CEO Railway Board

Jaya Varma Sinha took over the charge of new Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. 

Jaya Varma Sinha is the first woman to be appointed to the post of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha as Chairperson & CEO of Railway Board. She is the first woman to be appointed to this Apex post of Indian Railways.

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About Jaya Varma Sinha Chairperson, CEO Railway Board

Prior to this, Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha has worked as Member (Operations and Business Development), Railway Board. Smt. Jaya Varma was responsible for the overall transportation of freight and passenger services on Indian Railways.

Jaya Varma Sinha joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) in 1988.

In her career of over 35 years in Indian Railways, Jaya Varma has worked on various important posts like Member (Operations & Business Development) Railway Board, Additional Member, Traffic Transportation, Railway Board. She has worked on diverse verticals spanning operations, commercial, IT and vigilance.

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Jaya Varma Sinha was also the first woman to be appointed as the Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Eastern Railway. She had worked as the Railway Advisor in the High Commission of India in Dhaka, Bangladesh during which the famous Maitri Express from Kolkata to Dhaka was inaugurated.

Static Current Affairs related to Ministry of Railways for upcoming exams

• Formation: March 1905
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Employees: 1 Million (approx)
• Minister of Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw
• Deputy Ministers: Raosaheb Danve and Darshana Jardosh
• Chairman & CEO, Railway Board: Jaya Varma Sinha