(1)Where the rent in respect of any holding is payable otherwise than in cash, the Assistant Collector may, of his own motion or on the application of the [Gram Panchayat] [Substituted 'Gram Sabha' by U.P. Act No. 4 of 2016, dated 11.3.2016.] or the person by or to whom the rent is payable, commute the rent in the manner prescribed.