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ABSTRACT Vegetables can add to the change of our food frameworks towards more healthy edibles and at the same time generating value and employment. By producing vegetables of different kinds the small and marginal farmers are gaining considerable income in the entire year. After China, India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. The Agricultural economy of India is majorly driven through the dominant sector of horticulture. There is nearly 33percent growth increase in its percentage of share. The present study focuses on reviewing the different value chains of vegetables in the state of Punjab in India with the objective of identifying various value chain actors and their respective roles, the value chain map of the value chain intermediaries. Secondary data has been used for the completion of the objectives of the study. The entire data will be collected through evaluation of numerous research articles abstracts, finding and concluding results for the scanning of vegetables value chain literature. This review study focuses on the complete picture of existing constraints, challenges, and opportunities, factors affecting vegetables value chains, different market channels, market margins, various inefficiencies in the value chain, and value addition in each stage of the value chain and marketing efficiencies of the various market channels as well as individual share of every value chain actor of diverse food value chains.