India, Feb. 3 -- Healthy representatives mean stronger institutions and better public service, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday said at the launch of the annual health checkup for MLAs under a Government health scheme.

The inauguration of the health programme took place at the Parmanand Hospital in north Delhi, where Gupta said six MLAs would undergo check-ups every day till February 14.

On the first day of the programme, however, only three MLAs went for the check-up - Timarpur MLA Surya Prakash Khatri, Wazirpur MLA Poonam Bhardwaj and Kirari MLA Anil Jha. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other ministers are also scheduled to go for the health examinations. Gupta is likely to go on Wednesday, officials said. "Healthy...