Jaya Verma Sinha Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	18/09/1963
Age	61 years
Birthplace	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Other Name	Jaya Varma Sinha

Physical Stats & More

Height	160 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

B.Sc.	University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Postgraduation	Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Course	Advanced Management and Higher Management, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy
Certificate Course	Public Policy Economics, University of Oxford, England

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Husband

Neeraj Sinha

Children

Son	None
Daughter	Avnika Sinha

Parents

Father	VB Verma
Mother	Savitri Verma

Siblings

Brother	Jaideep Verma
Sister	None

Other Relatives

Father-in-law	Major CB Sinha aka Chandra Bhushan Sinha

Career

Service	Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
Batch	1986
Major Designations	Assistant Area Manager of Kanpur Area Divisional Commercial Manager of the Allahabad Division Senior Transportation Manager at the Centre for Railway Electrification (CORE) in Ranchi, Jharkhand Divisional Operations Manager of the Allahabad Division Senior Divisional Operations Manager of the Delhi Division in the Northern Railways Deputy Chief Project Manager of the Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) in the Northern Railways Railway Adviser in the High Commission of India in Dhaka, Bangladesh Divisional Railway Manager of Sealdah, Eastern Railway, Kolkata Senior Deputy General Manager of South Eastern Railway at Garden Reach in Kolkata, West Bengal Principal Chief Operations Manager in the South Eastern Railway Principal Chief Commercial Manager at Northern Railways Advisor Traffic Transportation and Additional Member Traffic in the Railway Ministry Member of Operations & Business Development of the Railway Board CEO and Chairperson of the Railway Board

Favourites

Food	Litti Chokha
City	Jamshedpur

Some Lesser Known Facts

Jaya Verma Sinha is a 1986-batch official in the Indian Railway Traffic Service.
She gained public attention speaking for Indian Railways after the Balasore accident.
In March 2018, she became the first woman Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Eastern Railway.
August 2023 marked her as the first woman CEO and Chairperson of the Railway Board.
Her family's home is in Baghambari Housing Scheme, Allapur.
She passed the UPSC civil services exam in 1986 joining the Indian Railway Traffic Service.
Jaya is a professional photographer and bird enthusiast.
She reached an HAG+ grade within the Indian Railway Board.
In her free time, she enjoys listening to Kishore Kumar's songs and engaging in sports and socio-cultural activities.