The Chairperson and CEO of the

Indian Railway Board The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is h ...

is the administrative head of the

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

, which functions under the overall control of the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...

through the Minister for railways. The chairperson also serves as ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India for the Ministry of Railways.

History

British Raj

The

was constituted in 1922, with a Chief Commissioner of Railways as its head, who was solely responsible to the Government for decisions on technical matters and for advising the Government on matters of policy.

After Independence

In April, 1951 the post of chief commissioner was abolished and the seniormost functional member was appointed the chairman of the board.

List of heads of Indian Railways

Chief Commissioners of Railway, 1922–51

Chairmen Railway Board, 1951–present

References

- {{Indian Railways Ministry of Railways (India) Indian Railways officers Chairpersons of the Railway Board