The Office of the Public Land Transport Authority has confirmed they have received only 271 applications for the Small Business Grants, as of Friday, 23 July.
105 applications have been sent to the Department of Finance to proceed with the paperwork.
CEO Reginald Tabi confirmed this figure is from public transport owners on Efate alone.
Tabi continues to remind all public transport owners to make efforts to submit their forms so their applications could be processed and funds could be released at the earliest opportunity.
PLTA is still open to receiving application till September 30, 2021.