New Delhi: Jaya Verma Sinha has been appointed by the Central government as the first woman Chairman and CEO of the Indian Railways on Thursday.
Sinha, who will supersede Anil Kumar Lahoti, will assume office on September 1.
In a notification, the government said, “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, Railway Board in Apex scale (pay level -17 as per 7th CPC) for a period with effect from the date of assumption on or after September 1, 2023, till the date of her superannuation and her re-employment on the post with effect from October 1, 2023 till December 31, 2024 on usual terms and conditions, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
Sinha joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) in 1988 and has worked in Northern, S.E., and Eastern Railway. She also served as a Railway Adviser at the High Commission of India in Bangladesh for four years.
With inputs from IANS