Collection of land revenue

(1) The Chief Commissioner may by general or special order published in the Official Gazette charge the Gaon Sabha constituted under section 150 of this Act with the duty of collecting and realizing the land revenue and such other dues as may be prescribed, for and on behalf of the Government, in the area for which the Gaon Sabha is established or any part thereof. (2) When the Gaon Sabha has been so charged, it shall be the duty of the Gaon Panchayat concerned to collect and realize, in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the land revenue and the dues aforesaid payable to the Government from time to time in respect of the land comprised in its area.