Jaya Varma Sinha becomes first ever female Chairman Railway Board

Jaya Varma Sinha has been appointed as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Railway Board. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved Varma's appointment as the Chairman Railway Board (CRB) on Thursday.

She will hold this post from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. Varma presently holds the post of Member (Operations and Business Development) and had joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) in 1988. In her earlier avatar, Varma was the Additional Member, Traffic Transportation in the Railway Board.

Varma is an alumnus of the Allahabad University and has interest in photography, an official statement said.