(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Land Revenue Code,

a District Development Officer, a Taluka Development Officer and such revenue officers not below the rank of a Deputy Collector as may be posted under a district panchayat and designated by the State Government in this behalf shall be deemed for the purposes of this Chapter to be revenue officers within the meaning of the Land Revenue Code and for the purposes of this Chapter it shall be lawful for the State Government to define the area within which any such officer shall exercise jurisdiction and to confer on such officer all or any of the powers exercisable by the Collector or any other revenue officer under the Land Revenue Code.