More than half of India has received normal rainfall while some regions in central and southern parts have got deficient rains so far. According to data released by Met department, 20 of the 36 sub divisions of the country have received normal monsoon. These include Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.<br/><br/>The data shows that 58 per cent of the country has received normal rainfall, 29 per cent witnessed deficient and 13 per cent excess. Overall, a deficiency of nine per cent was recorded in the whole country.<br/><br/>The Met department has forecast a deficient monsoon this season with the shortfall expected to be about 12 per cent across the country.