Mumbai topped the list among 21 big cities in a survey conducted to assess the capability of city administration to deliver better quality of life over the medium and long term.

According to a Times of India report, while the maximum city moved eight places from last year, Thiruvananthapuram retained the second position. Delhi ranked slipped to sixth position from five in 2014 while Bhubaneswar, which ranked number one in the smart cities contest recently, came 18th in the list.

The Annual Survey of India's City-Systems survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, covered 18 states.

According to the report, all the 21 cities had very low score when compared to cities such as London and New York, indicating the need to push major reforms in municipal governance as pressure increases on major urban centres.

Read the full report HERE