President Pranab Mukherjee said today that the situation in Kashmir is improving. The President said this after winding up his two-day visit to the Valley during which he interacted with a cross-section of the population besides being briefed by Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abduallah.Mr. Mukherjee said that he had met a large number of groups and discussed a variety of issues. He said, he was particularly impressed with the fact that girls constituted 85 per cent of the recipients of merit awards he had given at the convocation of the Kashmir University in Srinagar yesterday. The President said, both the state and Central governments were determined to ensure that people of Kashmir live with dignity having equal rights and equal opportunities.