Jamshedpur bagged the top slot in the category of cities in the eastern region having population more than ten lakhs, according to an official release here.
The union minister honored Kumar at a function held at Delhi today, the release said.
Jamshedpur has improved its ranking remarkably in the region in the latest survey compared to the last, it stated adding that the city had ranked 109 in the 2014 survey conducted in 476 cities and towns.