New Delhi. The government on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman CEO and chairman of the Railway Board. She will replace Anil Kumar Lahoti. Railway Board is the apex decision making body for the national transporter.
Jaya Verma, in her capacity as Member (Operations and Business Development), Railway Board, recently briefed the media about the complex signaling system after the horrific train accident in Balasore, Odisha. About 300 people died in this accident.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Jaya Verma Sinha, Member (Operations and Business Development), as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board,” an order said. ‘
She will take charge on or after September 1 and her tenure will be till August 31, 2024. Sinha is going to retire on October 1, but it will be extended again after his term ends. An alumnus of Allahabad University, Sinha joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1988 and worked in Northern Railway, South-Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.
He also worked as Railway Advisor in the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh for four years. Maitri Express running from Kolkata to Dhaka was inaugurated during his tenure in Bangladesh.
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Tags: Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 31, 2023, 21:57 IST
