Chandigarh, May 7 -- The Centre on Wednesday issued appointment orders for two senior Punjab-cadre IAS officers on central deputation. Nilkanth S Avhad, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre, was appointed as secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Union ministry of home affairs, in the rank and pay of additional secretary, according to the approval granted by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Avhad is currently serving as principal secretary, water supply and sanitation, in the state government. The officer requested a no-objection certificate (NOC) for central deputation from the Punjab government almost two years ago. His posting orders were issued by the central government after the state government gave the NOC last month. Another Punjab-cadre IAS officer, Priyank Bharti of the 2001 batch, has been appointed as additional secretary, Union ministry of electronics and information technology. The officer will also hold the additional charge of director general, National Informatics Centre. Bharti is at present serving as administrative secretary, science, technology and environment, in the cadre....