Section 9. Declaration by head of family not holding any land to join Gramdan Community

(1) Any head of family residing in a village who does not hold any land therein, may file a declaration in the prescribed form before the Chainnan undertaking to- (i) join the Gramdan Community of such village; and (ii) make a periodical contribution to the Gram Nidhi equal to 1/40th of his net income or such other portion as the Gram Sabha may fix. (2) A declaration under sub-section (1) may be made either individually or collectively.